Awards & Recognition
★Fortune Businessperson of the Year (2015, 2017)
★St. Louis Post-Dispatch Citizen of the Year (2017)
★St. Louis Business Hall of Fame inductee (2014)
★Junior Achievement of Greater St. Louis Hall of Fame
★Michael Neidorff School of Business named in his honor at Trinity University (2021)
Notable Facts
→CEO of Centene Corporation for 26 years (1996-2022), grew company from $40M to $125B
→Led company to Fortune 24 ranking and Fortune Global 57
→Chairman of National Urban League Board of Trustees
→Spearheaded $30M investment in Ferguson, Missouri after 2014 unrest
→Major philanthropist with $25M gift to Trinity University
→Served on Kennedy Center Board of Trustees
→Member of White House economic recovery task force (2020)
→Earned $24.96M in 2020 as CEO compensation