Everett Neville
Executive Vice President, Special Advisor to the CEO · The Cigna Group
Executive Vice President and Special Advisor to the CEO of The Cigna Group, advising leadership on priority initiatives. He was Executive Vice President of Strategy and Business Development from 2021, and before that spent more than 20 years at Express Scripts, joining in 1998. The Cigna Group ranked No. 14 on the 2026 Fortune 500.
Last reviewed: Oct 1, 2026
Everett Neville
Executive Vice President, Special Advisor to the CEO The Cigna Group
Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026
Executive Summary
Everett Neville is an Executive Vice President of The Cigna Group and Special Advisor to the chief executive, advising leadership on priority initiatives. A pharmacist by training, he spent more than 20 years at Express Scripts, where he shaped its approach to drug manufacturer relationships, and after Cigna combined with Express Scripts he led the integration work and the launch of Evernorth Health Services. From 2021 he led the company’s strategy and business development. The Cigna Group ranked No. 14 on the 2026 Fortune 500.
Career Highlights
- Executive Vice President, Special Advisor to the CEO of The Cigna Group.
- Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development from January 2021.
- Senior Vice President, Value Creation, after the 2018 combination with Express Scripts.
- Executive Vice President, Strategy, Supply Chain and Specialty Pharmacy, and Chief Value Officer of Express Scripts.
- Joined Express Scripts in 1998.
Professional Journey
Neville earned a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy at the University of North Carolina and an MBA at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He worked as a staff pharmacist in the University of North Carolina hospital system and as a regional director at Diagnostics Inc.
He joined Express Scripts in 1998 and led clinical program management, account management, health plans, and pharma strategy and contracting, becoming Executive Vice President of Strategy, Supply Chain and Specialty Pharmacy and Chief Value Officer.
After the 2018 combination with The Cigna Group he was Senior Vice President of Value Creation, helping launch Evernorth Health Services, and from January 2021 Executive Vice President of Strategy and Business Development. He now serves as Special Advisor to the CEO. He sits on the board of Logos School in St. Louis.
Education
University of North Carolina
Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy
University of Missouri-St. Louis
MBA