Peter W. McCauley, Sr. MD, CPE is a nationally recognized, Certified Physician Executive with a thirty year track record of profitable, inclusive health care leadership. He has national responsibility for Cigna’s over 700 value based relationships which incentivize hospitals & physicians for quality improvements and cost reduction. As a servant leader, Dr. McCauley has created a culture of innovative empowerment resulting in Cigna’s value based relationships generating over $600M in total medical cost savings for Cigna clients over the past ten years. Client savings drive client retention which translates into earnings per customer bottom line contributions. With a current operating budget of $21M, his team of 50 executives is expected to deliver $65M in total medical cost savings in 2022.
As an extraordinary communicator, he has served Cigna in multiple leadership roles with increasing responsibility during the past twelve years. Expertise includes Value Based Care Physician Payment Models and addressing health disparities. Recognized by Becker’s healthcare communications as one of the Top 75 Black Healthcare Leaders to know in 2022, Dr. McCauley regularly provides direct support to the CEO as the Clinical Subject Matter Expert in high profile external meetings with health insurance brokers, physician groups, hospital organizations, and large national clients such as Amazon.
Managing all external provider communications related to Cigna’s COVID19 pandemic response, including COVID19 correspondence with national medical societies and physician organizations, Dr. McCauley has demonstrated leadership through crisis.
Based on his experience as a corporate leader, talent developer, and practicing pediatrician, he is uniquely qualified to guide strategic discussions leading to measurable actions for environmental and social governance at the corporate board level.
In 2021, in conjunction with the Society of Black Academic Surgeons, Dr. McCauley launched the inaugural Cigna/SBAS Academic Research Fellowship (Cigna and the Society of Black Academic Surgeons Select Plastic Surgeon for First Joint Academic Fellow | Cigna Newsroom ) which is the only program of its kind in the health insurance industry addressing disparities.
Dr. McCauley currently serves on the recently appointed Advisory Council of FocalPoint Chicago (https://focalpointchicago.org/) which is a strategic initiative to meet the educational, employment, housing and health care needs of the residents of Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Howard University and a medical degree from the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine.
