Aline Schellhas

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

CEO, Optum Financial at UnitedHealth Group

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Overview

Aline Schellhas is the CEO of Optum Financial at UnitedHealth Group, where she leads the integration of healthcare, finance, and technology. Her career includes a rewarding expatriate assignment as the Division CEO of Amil in Brazil. She holds a degree in Accounting from the University of Minnesotas Carlson School of Management.

She is passionate about seeing her organizations work make a difference in the community, highlighting initiatives that support childrens hospitals. Aline also maintains a strong connection to her past work in Brazil, sharing updates and engaging with her network there in Portuguese.

During a rewarding expatriate assignment, she served as the Division CEO of Amil, a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary, in São Paulo, Brazil.

Personality Overview

Non-Confrontational

Story Driven

Optimistic

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.  They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.
 They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals.

Topics They Care About

Healthcare Finance
As CEO of Optum Financial, she oversees banking, lending, and payment networks, focusing on reimagining healthcare financing and payment systems.
Employee Benefits
She has commented on how employers are rethinking employee benefits strategies, particularly the increasing adoption of Lifestyle Spending Accounts (LSAs).
Community Engagement
She highlights her organization's community impact, such as partnerships with NASCAR drivers to support and visit children's hospitals.

Media Appearances

Aline has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2026
CEO, Optum Financial at UnitedHealth Group
3-2025 - 3-2026
CEO | Board Member | Optum Financial Consumer & Banking at UnitedHealth Group
3-2024 - 5-2025
CFO, Optum Financial, Senior Vice President UnitedHealth Group at UnitedHealth Group
10-2018 - 5-2019
Head of Enterprise Risk Management at Allianz Life
9-2016 - 10-2018
SVP Business Development at Allianz Life

Education

Accounting from UMN Carlson School of Management

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Insights For Selling To Aline

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers
  • Maintain high, positive energy and convey confidence
  • Refer to interesting customer testimonials and stress on great customer experience

DONT's

  • Don’t ask too many questions in one go, weave them into the flow
  • Avoid overloading them with too much information
  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Aline is

  • Relationships and rapport matter to them, but so does the value of the product.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Aline

  • They are unlikely to say no directly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Aline move?

  • They are not very fast decision makers, even while they continue to stay engaged.
  • Can Aline take some risk or not?

  • If it seems really necessary, they can take small risks.

You And Aline

Personality Compatibility


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