"The Big Picture" Newsletter
February 2007 Issue
CIGNA Names G. William
Hoagland to Lead New Public Policy Group
CIGNA
Corporation has announced that G. William
Hoagland, a top aide to former Senate Majority
Leader Bill Frist, will lead the company's
new Public Policy Group.
As vice president of
public policy, Hoagland will work with CIGNA's
business leaders, as well as trade associations,
business coalitions and interest groups,
to develop CIGNA's policy and advocacy positions
- particularly on health care reform issues
- at both the federal and state levels.
"With
the depth and breadth of his experience in
public policy and his proven record of working
collaboratively with elected officials and with colleagues
on both sides of the political aisle, Bill is ideally
suited to lead CIGNA's Public Policy Group," said
H. Edward Hanway, chairman and chief executive
officer for CIGNA Corporation.
Hoagland has more than 30 years
of government experience in numerous roles
including public policy analysis and management
and legislation development and implementation.
During the past four years, he served as policy
adviser and top budget aide to former Senate
Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.). Prior
to his service to the Senate Majority Leader,
Hoagland served on the Senate Budget Committee
under Sen. Pete V. Domenici from 1982-2003
and as the Senator's staff director from 1986-2003;
as special assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture
from 1981-1982; and as an economist in the
Congressional Budget Office from 1975 to 1981.
Roll Call, the daily publication that covers
Capitol Hill, consistently named Hoagland as
one of the most influential staff members on
the Hill.
In addition, Hoagland has provided
monthly briefings to National Governors Association
representatives in Washington and regular briefings
to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
In 2004, the National Association of State
Budget Officers honored Hoagland with its Leadership
in Budgeting Award. In 2002, he received the
James L. Blum Award for Distinguished Service
in Budgeting, and most recently, Hoagland was
inducted as a Fellow into the National Academy
of Public Administration. He attended the U.S.
Merchant Marine Academy and holds degrees from
Purdue University and The Pennsylvania State
University.
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