Michael Neidorff

Neidorff grew up in Altoona, Pennsylvania and is a 1961 graduate of Altoona High School.[1]

He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Trinity University in 1965 [2] and a master's degree in industrial relations at St. Francis College.[1][3][4]

In the 1980s, Neidorff was the director of international consumer products at Miles Laboratories, and worked as president and chief executive officer of Physicians Health Plan of Greater St. Louis.[5][6]

In 1995, he became chief executive of Group Health Plan and was vice president of its parent company, Coventry Corp.[1][5] The following year, Neidorff joined Centene, then called Coordinated Care Corp., as its chief executive officer.[5][7]

In 2018, Neidorff was one of the executives named in a lawsuit claiming that Centene failed to disclose Health Net's potential tax exposure prior to their acquisition.[8]

In April 2020, Neidorff joined the White House economic recovery task force on reopening the United States after the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

In 2020, Neidorff earned $4.7 million in bonuses that contributed to a total yearly earnings of $24.96 million while laying off 3000 workers.

Neidorff was listed on Fortune's Businessperson of the year list in 2017.[10]

Michael Neidorff is married to Noémi Neidorff and they have two children.[6]

Neidorff has donated to several political causes, including Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden's presidential campaigns, the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Senator Jeanne Shaheen's reelection campaign.[11][12]