Thompson, 50, had been the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, a unit of UnitedHealth Group, since April 2021.
The company has been grappling with the fallout from a massive data hack of its Change Healthcare unit that provides technology for US healthcare providers, disrupting medical care for patients and reimbursement to doctors for months.
Thompson had worked at UnitedHealth since 2004 in several divisions, according to a biography later removed from the company’s website.
“Our hearts go out to Brian’s family and all who were close to him,” the company said in a statement.
Thompson’s wife, Paulette, told NBC News on Wednesday that he had been receiving some threats related to his job, but was not specific. In a later statement, she said: “Brian was an incredibly loving, generous, talented man who truly lived life to the fullest and touched so many lives.”
Police departments in both Maple Grove, Minnesota, where Thompson lived, or in Minnetonka, where UnitedHealth is based, said they had no record of threats against him. The Minneapolis Police Department said there was “no occurrence” of Thompson in its records.
Source: CNA
