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August 19, 2024 / 2024 40 Under 40 Award Honorees

2024 40 Under Forty: Christopher Mele

Age: 38 Company: Cigna Healthcare Title: Director, Medicare Growth – Tristate Region No. of years with current company: 3 Where I live: Southington Where I work: Bloomfield College: Univ. of New Haven; Central Conn State Univ. Highest degree: Master’s degree in Labor Relations, Univ. of New Haven
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Christopher Mele leads all market expansion and growth efforts for the Medicare Advantage division across Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. He and his team develop multi-year growth initiatives with the independent brokers and agencies that represent Cigna in the markets.

Mele is a two-time Gold Circle Award Winner, achieved his annual goal for three years consecutively, with 153% to goal for 2024. He was awarded a sales leadership segment award for excellence in leadership and collaboration within his organization.

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What’s been your biggest professional accomplishment so far in your career?

I successfully launched the Connecticut, northern New Jersey and New York Medicare Advantage markets in 2021. Over three years, I onboarded over 2,000 independent brokers and successfully brought in over 30,000 new Medicare Advantage clients, exceeding all forecasted market expansion expectations. I credit my success to the hard work and dedication of my amazing team, maintaining focus and resilience, and the support of my colleagues at Cigna.

Why do you deserve to be a 40 Under Forty?

• I maintain a strong focus on both performance and team development in my leadership role at Cigna, building new verticals for my staff to grow as professionals.

• I achieved my market-level goals from 2021-2023, exceeding all forecasted membership projections by over 100%.

• I planned, developed and executed a multi-year market expansion strategy in the Northeast, a 28-county expansion with over 30,000 new clients.

What do you like to do outside of work?

I reside in Southington with my wife, Lindsey, and two kids, Christopher and Evelyn. I enjoy hiking, fishing, golf, cycling and family vacations to Maine.

How are you involved in the community?

I am an avid supporter of the senior community, working with various organizations to tackle social determinants of health like food insecurity and social isolation. I am a supporter of many food bank organizations and have developed and implemented many programs to support the health and vitality of seniors in Greater Hartford.

Fun Fact

I ran track and field, the 400-meter dash.

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