Name: Bradley Bolivar
Previous title: Chief information officer, Fannie Mae
New title: Chief information officer, Centene
Bolivar, who brings nearly three decades of technology leadership experience across a range of financial services, media and consulting companies, is joining Centene effective immediately, the government health plans giant announced Monday.
The executive comes to Centene from Fannie Mae. Bolivar joined the government-backed mortgage financier in 2020 as a cloud infrastructure executive before being promoted to CIO in 2023.
Prior to that, he was Warner Bros. Entertainment’s enterprise engineering and architecture head, from 2005 to 2020; and the technology director of Sapient, a digital consulting firm, from 1996 to 2005.
During his time at Fannie Mae, Bolivar expanded the organization’s use of artificial intelligence, according to Centene’s release. That experience is likely to be valuable for Centene as it works to to implement AI into its operations to improve member experience, streamline care delivery and cut costs after a difficult period for the health insurance industry.
Unexpectedly high spending on members’ medical care has slammed insurers over the past two years, sending profits plummeting. The situation has been trickiest in government programs where insurers have less direct control over spending, including Medicaid — Centene’s bread-and-butter, comprising roughly half of its total membership and premium revenue.
However, Centene has made progress on improving its finances in 2026. Efficiencies from AI were no small help, assisting in driving down the portion of Centene’s adjusted revenue spent on selling, general and administrative costs to 6.9% in the second quarter, compared with 7.1% the same time last year, executives said.
During a July call with investors to discuss the results, CEO Sarah London threw out a number of AI-enabled use cases that are helping with the insurer’s margin restoration, including AI making forecasting processes more precise, a suite of fraud, waste and abuse algorithms trained on claims data, and an agentic AI used by the legal department to save money on outside counsel.
“We are entering a new era where data, technology and AI are not just business enablers, but strategic capabilities that shape how we operate, innovate and create value," London said in a statement on Bolivar’s appointment, noting that the executive’s “proven ability to solve complex technology challenges” will be a benefit for Centene.
“I am honored to join Centene at such an important moment for the industry. Healthcare is undergoing rapid change, creating an opportunity to reimagine how technology, data and innovation can improve experiences and drive better outcomes,” Bolivar said.
He is succeeding current CIO Brian LeClaire, who will retire by the end of October. LeClaire has led Centene’s IT strategy since the end of 2022.
It’s the latest change to the St. Louis-based company’s executive leadership this year. Centene created two new executive roles in April and made several changes to its board of directors in June, before announcing earlier this month that Drew Asher, Centene’s CFO since 2021, would be stepping down at the end of 2026.
