James A. Rechtin is an American business executive. Since July 2024, he has been chief executive officer (CEO) of Humana, a healthcare company.[1]
Rechtin is a Kentucky native.[2] He earned a bachelor's degree from DePauw University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.[3]
Rechtin worked for Bain & Company for over a decade, and was then president of UnitedHealth Group's subsidiary Optum.[1]
In 2023, Humana announced that Bruce D. Broussard would step down as CEO in 2024, to be replaced by Envision Healthcare president and CEO Rechtin, after which Broussard would continue in a strategic advisor role into 2025.[4]
Rechtin is married to Stacy, whom he met through mutual friends in Indianapolis; they live in Colorado and have three children.[5]