Andrew Witty, UnitedHealth Group CEO, resigned from his position at the healthcare and wellbeing company on May 13, 2025.

Nearly six months after late UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, was fatally shot, UnitedHealth Group’s CEO, Andrew Witty, stepped down for ‘personal reasons.’

The executive earlier caused public outrage when he defended the insurance giant’s practice of denying health care claims.

UnitedHealth Group announced that CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down due to 'personal reasons,' and former CEO Stephen Hemsley will replace him.

Andrew Witty's exit comes only a few weeks after UnitedHealth cut its annual forecast and reported its first earnings miss since the 2008 financial crisis, marking a major setback under Witty's leadership.

The health care conglomerate is facing mounting financial problems – and ongoing consumer anger over high costs and denied claims.

His time at the helm was also marked by a major cyberattack that compromised the data of 190 million people, as well as scrutiny over the company’s Medicare billing practices.

UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down for personal reasons and the nation's largest health insurer suspended its full-year financial outlook due to higher-than-expected medical costs. Video above: Luigi Mangione indicted in UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson death UnitedHealth cut its 2025 forecast last month following its first quarterly earnings miss in more than a decade.