Salesforce Leadership

 

Mark T. Bertolini

Co-CEO of Bridgewater Associates

Former Chairman & CEO, Aetna;
Director, Verizon Communications; Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

Healthcare
 
Mark T. Bertolini is Co-CEO of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest and most successful hedge fund. Based in Westport, Connecticut, Bridgewater manages approximately $150 billion in assets for sophisticated institutional investors across the globe, including public and corporate pension funds, university endowments, charitable foundations, supranational agencies, foreign governments, and central banks. Bertolini previously served as Co-Chairman of Bridgewater’s operating board of directors, having served as an Independent Director of the firm’s internal board since 2019.

Bertolini is also a national healthcare thought leader, and the former Chairman and CEO of Aetna. At Aetna, Bertolini assumed the role of CEO in November 2010 and of Chairman in April 2011. In November 2018, he stepped down as Chairman and CEO and served as a Director of CVS Health Corporation upon completion of CVS Health’s acquisition of Aetna, valued at $69 billion. Throughout Bertolini’s tenure at Aetna, he led the company’s transition from a traditional health insurance company to a consumer-oriented healthcare company focused on delivering holistic, integrated care in local communities.

Before joining Aetna, Bertolini held executive positions at Cigna, NYLCare Health Plans, and SelectCare, where he was President and CEO. He serves as a Director of Verizon Communications (communications and technology solutions), Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (insurance and investment products), Thrive Global (sustainable, science-based solutions to enhance wellbeing, performance, and purpose), and the FIDELCO Guide Dog Foundation (nonprofit organization that breeds, trains, and places German Shepherd guide dogs with people who have visual disabilities).