George Lawrence Mikan III (born April 9, 1971), [1] is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Shot-Rock Capital. He is CEO of Bright Health Group, Inc. [2] He was president of ESL Investments, Inc. Mikan was the interim CEO of Best Buy Co. Inc. from April to September 2012, and a director from April 2008 to December 2012. He was a senior executive over a 14-year period at UnitedHealth Group. [3]
His father, Larry Mikan, was a basketball player for the University of Minnesota. Larry's father (George's grandfather, after whom George is named) was NBA Hall of Famer George Mikan, known as "Mr. Basketball" and one of the league's first true superstars.