He completed his undergraduate studies at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and earned an Master of Business Administration from Cornell University"s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management.
Bertolini held executive positions at Cigna, NYLCare Health Plans, and SelectCare before joining Aetna in 2003. He became Chief Executive Officer of Aetna on November 29, 2010, and chairman on April 8, 2011. As chairman, president and Chief Executive Officer of Hartford, Connecticut-based Aetna, Mr.
Bertolini oversees a health insurer with more than $35.5 billion in revenue, according to 2012 figures.
He serves on the Board of Directors for the United States.-China Business Council and on the Board of Directors for FIDELCO. An organization that trains, breeds and provides guide dogs for the visually impaired.
In addition, Bertolini is on the Board of Directors for The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, an organization that focuses on serving children with serious illnesses including cancer. Bertolini receives a total compensation of $4.76 million per year, which is composed of $940,000 in salary, 1.89 million in bonuses and $1.93 million in "other compensation". In 2013, Bertolini received $30.7 million in compensation.