Michael B. McCallister is an American businessman, and the chairman of

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a health insurance company, and of the Humana Foundation. He retired as chief executive officer (CEO) in December 2012.

Education and career

McCallister earned his bachelor's degree from

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in 1983. In 1989, was vice president of Humana, before being promoted to president in 1992. In 1996, he was the division president of the firm's

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operations, before becoming CEO of Humana in February 2000. With a total compensation of $14.13 million in 2010, McCallister ranked 66th on the Forbes executive pay list. McCallister serves on the boards of directors of AT&T Inc., a role he has been in since February 2013, and Syracuse University's Institute for Veterans and Military Families.

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