Michael J. Cardillo* President, CEO and Cofounder
mcardillo@HealthAdvocate.com
Michael Cardillo is an experienced executive who has a proven results-oriented record operating large and complex organizations. He has been at the forefront of the healthcare industry, helping to build cost-effective and quality solutions.
Cardillo served as the President of Aetna's health and employee-related benefits company following the merger of Aetna and U.S. Healthcare in April 1996 until his retirement from the company in May 2000. He was responsible for managing a $20 billion budget and helped to build Aetna U.S. Healthcare into the nation's largest healthcare company, providing a range of medical, dental, pharmacy, group life and disability plans to 29 million Americans.
Before the merger with Aetna, he served for ten years with U.S. Healthcare in several top executive positions including Co-president and, earlier, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Cardillo was responsible for expanding and growing the company into one of the nation's leading and financially successful managed care companies, making it an attractive acquisition candidate. Previously, Cardillo worked at the Xerox Corporation for 17 years and held a range of senior level national and regional sales marketing and operations positions.
Cardillo received a master’s in business administration from Rider University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Rutgers University where he was a Henry Rutgers Scholar.
*Member, Board of Directors |