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Professional portrait of Jacob Cedergreen

About

Jacob Cedergreen.

Two decades inside the largest PBMs and health services organizations in the country (Express Scripts, Cigna / Evernorth, Elevance / CarelonRx) running the pricing, the underwriting, the rebate liability, the integrations, and the P&Ls that define modern pharmacy economics.


Now independent, building PBM Advantage out of St. Louis, focused on the operators, plans, systems, TPAs, and employers who need PBM economics to work to their advantage.  

Highlights

$50B

ARR pricing strategy, Cigna/Evernorth

$20B

Annual rebate liability operations

Career

The seat behind the work.

2026 →
Principal Consultant, PBM Advantage

$35B+

CarelonRx revenue as CFO

$15B

Home delivery pharmacy P&L (GM)

$4.7B

WellPoint PBM acquisition lead analyst

3

U.S. patents in pharmacy pricing & networks

2023–25
CFO, CarelonRx · Elevance Health

$35B+ revenue, 360+ team, 3 acquisitions

2022–23
SVP, Business Development · Transcarent

Digital health, telemedicine integration

2019–22
VP, Evernorth Finance & Strategy · Cigna

$50B ARR pricing, $20B rebate ops, federal transparency SME

2026-19
VP, Governance & Strategy · Express Scripts 

$2B+ annual sales EBITDA; underwriting, pricing, IT model owner

2012-16
VP, Health Plan Division CFO Express Scripts

$25B revenue P&L

2010-12
VP / GM, Home Delivery Pharmacy Express Scripts

$15B P&L; Medco integration; Walgreens network response

2003-12
Director, Pricing, Underwriting & Analytics Express Scripts

Lead analytics on $4.7B WellPoint PBM acquisition

U.S. Patents

Pricing, Technology & Operating IP, on the books.

US 10,373,255 · 2019    Pharmacy Provider Networks

US 10,235,729 · 2019    Preferred Pharmacy Designation

US  8,335,695 · 2012    Pharmaceutical Pricing Method

Credentials

Missouri Insurance Agent License (Life, Accident & Health)

Executive Certificate, Marketing — Northwestern Kellogg

MBA — University of Missouri
MHA — University of Missouri
BS — University of Illinois

Board service

National Board Member — Oasis Lifelong Adventure (2017–present)
Board Member — Crown Center for Senior Living (2016–2019)

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