Chris Pricco

Chris Pricco is Chief Executive Officer of Marathon Health, a leading provider of advanced primary care for employers and their employees across the United States. A recognized healthcare industry leader, he has spent his career building and scaling organizations that improve access to high-quality care while addressing the complexity and cost challenges facing purchasers, patients, and the broader healthcare system.
 
At Marathon Health, Chris is focused on strengthening primary care as the foundation of lifelong health and more effective, affordable care. When primary care is connected, continuous, and relationship-centered, it drives better outcomes, lowers total cost of care, and enhances the experience for providers and patients alike. Under this model, Marathon Health has delivered more than $1 billion in savings for clients including Cargill, Tyson Foods, and OneAmerica, as well as local governments, school districts, and labor organizations nationwide.
 
Chris brings more than 30 years of experience across care delivery, specialty networks, complex care management, and employer-sponsored healthcare. Most recently, he led Paradigm’s specialty networks and payment integrity platform, growing the business by 300 percent over five years. Earlier, he spent 15 years at Optum in senior leadership roles, including Chief Operating Officer of Medical Benefit Management and Chief Operating Officer of Optum International.
 
Chris previously served as founding Chief Financial Officer and later Chief Executive Officer of Renaissance Health Care and began his career advising hospitals and physician practices at Deloitte Consulting. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin.