March 6, 2026- Marathon Health announced the appointment of Chris Pricco as chief executive officer. Pricco succeeds co-founder and longtime CEO Jeff Wells, MD. Wells will support Pricco and the company through the transition, and will serve on the board.
Pricco brings 30 years of executive leadership experience in specialty care management, provider networks, value-based care, and employer-sponsored care and coverage. He joins Marathon Health from Paradigm, where he led the company’s specialty networks and payment integrity platform, growing the business by 300 percent over five years.
Prior to joining Paradigm, Pricco held a series of progressively senior leadership roles at Optum for more than 15 years, most recently serving as chief operating officer of the medical benefit management division.