John Selig is the Vice President of Public Sector Programs at Optum. Previously, from 2005 to 2016, Mr. Selig served under three Governors as the Director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services.  Major initiatives during his tenure included design and implementation of Arkansas’ nationally-recognized “Private Option” approach to Medicaid expansion; a multi-payer transformation of the state’s health care system from fee-for-service to episode-based payments and patient centered medical homes; automating and integrating operations across the Department; and overhauling the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.