A Monroe Community College graduate will be the new CEO of Walgreens. Tim Wentworth will take over as CEO on October 23rd.
Timothy Wentworth, former CEO of Express Scripts – the largest pharmacy benefits company in the United States – later served as head of healthcare at Cigna, which acquired Express Scripts, and as CEO of Cigna’s healthcare services organization Evernorth. He retired in December 2021.
Wentworth attended MCC from 1978 to 1980 and earned his associate’s degree in business administration and management. He then earned his bachelor’s degree in labor and industrial relations. He and his wife Robin have donated heavily to their alma mater, including establishing an endowed scholarship fund at the college in her name. An arts building on campus, the Robin and Timothy Wentworth Arts Building, is named after the couple.
Wentworth’s appointment comes at a time when pharmacies are facing challenges, including declining demand for COVID vaccines and over-the-counter tests, as well as strikes by pharmacists in several cities to protest staffing shortages. Former Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Rosalind Brewer resigned in late August
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