Richard C. Zoretic
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Richard C. Zoretic is executive vice president and chief operating officer of Amerigroup. In this role, he is responsible for Amerigroup’s health plan operations, as well as the Company’s health care management services, health care delivery systems, health care economics and customer service operations.
With three decades of experience in managed care and health care benefits, Mr. Zoretic joined Amerigroup in 2003 as chief marketing officer. In 2005, Mr. Zoretic transitioned into health plan operations, assuming responsibility for Amerigroup’s Southern region. In 2006, he assumed responsibility for all health plan operations and was promoted to his current position in 2007.
Mr. Zoretic began his career in 1980 with MetLife’s Group Life & Health operations, where he held a series of positions of increasing responsibility over a 13-year period.
From 1994 to 2000, he held senior leadership positions at UnitedHealth Group, including senior vice president of United Healthcare’s Mid-Atlantic operations and president of the company’s commercial middle market business segment. He later served as a management consultant in Deloitte Consulting’s health care practice.
Mr. Zoretic earned a degree in Finance at Pennsylvania State University.
He currently serves as the chairman of the board for Eastern Virginia Medical School Health Services, a not-for-profit physician practice affiliated with Eastern Virginia Medical School with over 150 physicians representing 20 specialties. He is also a member of the board of visitors for Eastern Virginia Medical School, and he serves on the boards of F.A.C.T. (Families of Autistic Children of Tidewater) and Cape Henry Collegiate School.