Mr Partridge was appointed COO of Visa and interim president of Visa USA in July 2007. He joined Visa USA in October 1999 and has served as president and CEO of Inovant since November 2000. From 1998 until joining Visa, Mr Partridge served as senior vice president and chief information officer of Unum Provident, where he led a corporate restructuring initiative and had direct responsibility for technology and operations.
Mr Partridge holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics from the University of California at Berkeley.
Edward Hanway, chairman and CEO of Cigna, said: “We welcome John as the newest member of our board of directors. John’s management and IT experience will certainly be beneficial as we transform Cigna into the nation’s leading health service company.”