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Cigna Names Brian Evanko CEO as David Cordani Shifts to Executive Chair

Cigna frames the change as a continuation of its tech-driven strategy following solid 2025 earnings.

The Wilde Building on the Bloomfield campus of health insurer Cigna is considered a prime example of the International architectural style from the late 1950s.
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Overview

  • Brian Evanko will become CEO on July 1, 2026, and he will join the board effective April 1 as David Cordani moves to executive chair.
  • Evanko is a nearly 30-year company veteran who currently oversees Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth, and previously served as CFO and as leader of Cigna Healthcare.
  • A securities filing sets Evanko’s CEO base salary at $1.3 million with a $2.6 million annual target bonus, plus additional long‑term incentives.
  • The succession follows Cigna’s 2025 sale of its Medicare Advantage and related businesses to HCSC for $3.3 billion as the company refocused its portfolio.
  • Express Scripts recently settled with the FTC without fines or an admission of wrongdoing and agreed to business model changes, including moving to rebate‑free designs for employer clients.