HealthPartners names new chief legal officer
HealthPartners hired Sarah Karlgaard as chief legal officer effective Monday, May 18, 2026, at its Bloomington headquarters.[1] She will oversee the system's legal, risk and physical security functions and lead about 240 employees.[1]
Karlgaard succeeds retired general counsel Nancy Evert.[1] She previously was general counsel at Fujifilm Holdings America and Canon Medical Informatics and was a senior associate general counsel at Allina Health.[1]
HealthPartners reported a $96 million operating loss on $9.3 billion in revenue in 2025, after a $197.9 million operating loss on $9 billion in 2024. The system also recently hired new CFO Blake Berquist, a longtime UnitedHealth Group executive, as part of broader leadership changes under financial pressure.
Karlgaard's mix of corporate and health system legal experience will be central as the system confronts those losses and reshapes its executive team.
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- HealthPartners hired Sarah Karlgaard as chief legal officer effective Monday, May 18, 2026, succeeding retired general counsel Nancy Evert.
- Karlgaard now oversees legal, risk and physical security functions and about 240 employees at the Bloomington-based system.
- HealthPartners reported a $96 million operating loss on $9.3 billion in revenue in 2025, following a $197.9 million operating loss on $9 billion in 2024.
- Karlgaard previously was general counsel at Fujifilm Holdings America and Canon Medical Informatics and senior associate general counsel at Allina Health.
- HealthPartners recently hired new CFO Blake Berquist, a longtime UnitedHealth Group executive, signaling broader leadership changes amid financial pressures.
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