VSP Vision Names Usha Patil Chief Insurance Officer

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. – VSP Vision^™ announced today that Usha Patil has been appointed chief insurance officer. She will lead the organization's not-for-profit vision benefits business, VSP Vision Care, which serves more than 85 million members.

“Usha brings a strong background in leading operations, strategy, and performance in the healthcare industry,” said Michael Guyette, president and CEO of VSP Vision. “Her expertise in consumer experience and digital transformation will help us deliver more value to our members and clients, including improved healthcare outcomes, through ongoing product innovations that meet the needs of the diverse communities we serve.”

Patil joins VSP Vision from UnitedHealth Group, where she spent the last 14 years in a variety of senior leadership roles, most recently leading operations for UnitedHealthcare’s individual and family ACA plans. She previously served as vice president of digital transformation and consumer experience for Optum. Prior to UnitedHealth Group, Patil worked in risk advisory services at KPMG. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business management with an operations concentration from North Carolina State University.

Patil succeeds Kate Renwick-Espinosa, who made the decision to resign and take a CEO role outside of the vision care industry after more than three decades with the company. Renwick-Espinosa led VSP’s vision benefits business since 2015, and most recently served as chief network officer, a role which will also be backfilled.

“During her 32 years with the company, Kate took on progressively complex leadership roles, from the first chief marketing officer to the first female president of VSP Vision Care, and most recently as chief network officer,” said Guyette. “Her impact has been longstanding, and we are grateful for the leadership she has shown our employees and her many contributions to our stakeholders. We wish her all the best as she embarks on her new journey.”

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About VSP Vision 
At VSP Vision^™, our purpose is to empower human potential through sight. As the first national not-for-profit vision benefits company, this is what drives everything we do. For nearly 70 years, VSP Vision^™ has been the leader in health-focused vision care. Every day, the people that power our complementary businesses—VSP^® Vision Care, Marchon Eyewear, Inc., Visionworks^®, Eyefinity^®, Eyeconic^®, VSP^® Optics, and VSP^® Ventures—work together to create a world where everyone can bring their best vision to life. That means providing affordable access to eye care and eyewear for 85 million members through a network of more than 42,000 doctors. It also means expanding access to vision care to those disadvantaged by income, distance, or disaster through VSP Vision^™ Eyes of Hope^®. To date, more than four million people in need have received access to no-cost eye care and eyewear through one of our Eyes of Hope programs. Learn more about how we’re reinvesting in greater vision, health, and opportunities for all at vspvision.com.