While employees wait to find out if they’ll have a job when the VSP determinations settle, and the layoffs ensue, here’s what Centene’s top leadership has accumulated in company stock.
Executive Approx. Stock Value 2025 Compensation
Sarah London (CEO) ~$78.1M ~$21.6M
Drew Asher (CFO) ~$48.6M ~$10.3M
Chris Koster ~$23.1M ~$8.2M
Fred Eppinger ~$23.0M ~$0.6M (Board)
Ken Burdick ~$17.4M ~$7.4M
Susan Smith ~$13.7M ~$6.8M
Michael Carson ~$11.5M N/A
Tanya McNally ~$8.3M ~$5.8M
Katie Casso ~$7.2M ~$5.5M
Meanwhile, thousands of employees have spent months wondering whether VSP, layoffs, outsourcing, or another reorganization is coming for them.
We hear a lot about being “good stewards of taxpayer dollars.” We also hear that “when the business changes, we need to change with it.”
Fair enough. But stewardship shouldn’t only flow downhill.
If employees are expected to absorb the uncertainty, workload, and career disruption that come with those changes, it’s reasonable to ask whether leadership should share more of that burden too.
The numbers above aren’t opinions, rather they’re from Centene’s public SEC filings. The contrast between executive wealth and employee anxiety is what people are reacting to.