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Tracy Ciavarella

Beacon Falls,CT

Summary

Accomplished compliance and regulatory executive with extensive experience leading enterprise-wide compliance strategy, governance, and operational excellence most recently for Optum & United Healthcare, segments of UnitedHealth Group. Serves as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, directing and harmonizing compliance and ethics program operations across diverse business lines and ensuring consistent, high-quality frontline compliance support. Known for strengthening organizational integrity, elevating corporate reputation, and reducing enterprise risk through disciplined oversight, data-driven insights, and scalable compliance frameworks. Oversee more than 40 internal programs designed to ensure adherence to laws, regulations, policies, and contractual obligations, including compliance risk management, analytics and reporting, and merger and acquisition, due diligence through risk-based integration. Leads the development of emerging-risk programs—such as medical device & artificial intelligence compliance—positioning the organization ahead of regulatory expectations. Directs the formulation, implementation, and enterprise-wide communication of compliance policies and procedures ensuring they are embedded, understood, and operationalized across the company. Brings deep cross-functional expertise through Chief Compliance Officer roles spanning Optum Health, Optum Insight & Technology, multiple specialties, consulting businesses, and financial services. Builds on a 25-plus-year career with UnitedHealth Group and prior experience at Aetna, consistently advancing legal, regulatory, and compliance excellence.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

SLT/SVP & Compliance Officer

UnitedHealth Group
Minnesota
01.2022 - Current

VP Compliance & Regulatory

Optum Compliance
01.2015 - 01.2022

Sr. Director Compliance & Regulatory

Optum Compliance
01.2012 - 01.2013

Director Compliance & Regulatory

Optum Compliance
01.2010 - 01.2012

Director Regulatory Affairs

UnitedHealthcare Legal & Regulatory
01.2007 - 01.2009

Senior Legal Services Consultant

UnitedHealthcare Legal & Regulatory
01.2001 - 01.2006

Legal Service Consultant

UnitedHealthcare Legal & Regulatory
01.1998 - 01.2000

Legal, Regulatory & Compliance

CVS Heath Aetna
Connecticut
01.1988 - 01.1998

Education

Executive Development - Executive Development & Presence

Wharton Executive Education- University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
01-2009

Associate of Science - Legal Studies

Mattatuck College
Waterbury, CT
01-1988

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration & Law

Central Connecticut State University
New Britian Connecticut
01-1986

Skills

  • Strategic leadership
  • Policies and procedures
  • Operational excellence
  • KPI tracking
  • Compliance Investigations
  • Operational Enhancements including automation & artificial intelligence
  • Executive Compliance & Board of Directors Reporting
  • Proficient in programmatic & process improvements
  • Compliance data analytics
  • Established in mergers & acquisitions, due diligence & risk-based compliance program integration with 200 major and minor acquisitions

Affiliations

  • Executive Development & Executive Manager Programs Nomination Programs in 2009 & 2017
  • Leadership Academies 1998, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2020
  • Menttium Program for Women 2007
  • ALIC- Association of Insurance Counsel & Managed Care Certified

Certification

Certified in Healthcare Compliance- Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) & Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE)

Timeline

SLT/SVP & Compliance Officer

UnitedHealth Group
01.2022 - Current

VP Compliance & Regulatory

Optum Compliance
01.2015 - 01.2022

Sr. Director Compliance & Regulatory

Optum Compliance
01.2012 - 01.2013

Director Compliance & Regulatory

Optum Compliance
01.2010 - 01.2012

Director Regulatory Affairs

UnitedHealthcare Legal & Regulatory
01.2007 - 01.2009

Senior Legal Services Consultant

UnitedHealthcare Legal & Regulatory
01.2001 - 01.2006

Legal Service Consultant

UnitedHealthcare Legal & Regulatory
01.1998 - 01.2000

Legal, Regulatory & Compliance

CVS Heath Aetna
01.1988 - 01.1998

Executive Development - Executive Development & Presence

Wharton Executive Education- University of Pennsylvania

Associate of Science - Legal Studies

Mattatuck College

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration & Law

Central Connecticut State University