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ECONOMY 40 | BOOK OF LISTS 2020 CONNECTICUT'S LARGEST EMPLOYERS (Ranked by number of Connecticut employees as of September 2019) Connecticut's largest employers (Ranked by number of Connecticut employees as of September 2019) Rank Employer Conn. employees 2019/ 2018 Total employees 2019/ 2018 Type of business Person(s) in charge/ Year founded 1 State of Connecticut State Capitol, 210 Capitol Ave. Hartford, CT 06106 860-566-4840; www.ct.gov 57,714 (a) 57,889 (b) 57,714 (a) 57,889 (b) State government Ned Lamont Governor 1788 2 Yale New Haven Health System 789 Howard Ave. New Haven, CT 06519 203-688-4608; www.yalenewhavenhealth.org 24,365 (c) 19,416 NA 20,354 Healthcare system Marna Borgstrom President & CEO 1996 3 Hartford HealthCare 1 State St., Suite 19 Hartford, CT 06103 860-263-4100; hartfordhealthcare.org 19,514 18,652 19,550 18,673 Healthcare system Jeffrey Flaks President & CEO 1985 4 United Technologies Corp. (d) 10 Farm Springs Road Farmington, CT 06032 860-728-7000; www.utc.com 19,000 18,000 240,000 204,700 Aerospace, elevator, fire, security, air conditioning, building automation, and heating and cooling industries Gregory J. Hayes Chairman & CEO 1929 5 Yale University 105 Wall St. New Haven, CT 06511 203-432-4771; yale.edu 16,089 (e) 14,440 (f) NA 14,440 (f) University Peter Salovey President 1701 6 General Dynamics Electric Boat (g) 75 Eastern Point Road Groton, CT 06340 860-433-3000; www.gdeb.com 11,862 (h) 11,862 17,053 (h) 17,053 Design, build and life cycle support for U.S. nuclear submarines Kevin Graney President (i) 1899 7 University of Connecticut 115 N. Eagleville Road Storrs, CT 06269 860-486-2000; www.uconn.edu 9,202 9,760 9,619 9,916 Primary state university Thomas C. Katsouleas President 1881 8 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. NA NA, CT 800-925-6278; www.walmart.com 8,345 8,835 2,200,000 2,200,000 Retail Doug McMilllon President & CEO 1962 9 Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company 6900 Main St. Stratford, CT 06615 800-946-4337; www.lockheedmartin.com/ en-us/capabilities/sikorsky.html 7,628 7,900 13,000 (j) 12,000 Helicopter design, manufacture and service Dan Schultz President 1925 10 The Travelers Cos. Inc. 1 Tower Square Hartford, CT 06183 860-277-0111; www.travelers.com 7,400 (k) 7,400 (k) 30,000 (k) 30,000 (k) Property and casualty insurer Alan D. Schnitzer Chairman & CEO 1864 11 Mohegan Sun 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd. Uncasville, CT 06382 888-226-7711; mohegansun.com 7,000 7,150 NA 7,150 Entertainment, gaming, dining, shopping, hotel, spa and meetings and conventions Ray Pineault President & general manager 1996 12 The Hartford One Hartford Plaza Hartford, CT 06155 860-547-5000; www.thehartford.com 6,600 6,800 19,000 18,500 Property and casualty insurance, group benefits, and mutual funds Christopher J. Swift Chairman & CEO 1810 13 Trinity Health Of New England (l) 1000 Asylum Ave. Hartford, CT 06105 860-714-1900 ; www.trinityhealthofne.org 6,491 (m) 6,491 (m) 6,491 (m) 6,491 (m) Hospital Reginald J. Eadie President & CEO 2015 14 UnitedHealth Group (UnitedHealthcare) 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-702-5000 ; www.uhc.com 5,791 (n) 4,214 (o) 260,000 270,000 Medicare, commercial and individual health plans Stephen Farrell CEO, UnitedHealthcare of New England 1974 15 Foxwoods Resort Casino 350 Trolley Line Blvd. Mashantucket, CT 06338 800-369-9663; www.foxwoods.com 5,500 5,500 NA 5,500 Hospitality, entertainment, gaming, retail, dining, golf, spa and hotel John J. James (p) President & CEO 1992 16 Aetna Inc., a CVS Health business (q) 151 Farmington Ave. Hartford, CT 06156 860-273-0123; www.aetna.com 5,275 (h) 5,275 48,290 (h) 48,290 Traditional, voluntary and consumer- directed health insurance products and related services Karen Lynch (r) President, Aetna Business Unit & EVP, CVS Health 1853 17 Athena Health Care Systems 135 South Road Farmington, CT 06032 860-751-3900; athenahealthcare.com 5,197 4,882 10,033 9,697 Skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities, home health and hospice, assisted living Lawrence Santilli President & CEO 1984 18 Cigna Corp. 900 Cottage Grove Rd. Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-226-6000; www.cigna.com 4,700 4,700 74,000 (s) 45,000 (s) Global health services including medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, vision and supplemental benefits David M. Cordani President & CEO 1792 19 City of Waterbury (t) 235 Grand St. Waterbury, CT 06702 203-574-6712; www.waterburyct.org 4,592 (h) 4,592 (h) 4,592 (h) 4,592 (h) Municipal government Neil O'Leary Mayor 1686 20 ESPN ESPN Plaza, 935 Middle St. Bristol, CT 06010 888-549-3776; espn.go.com 4,000 (u) 4,200 6,500 (v) 8,000 Sports media Jimmy Pitaro President 1979 21 Hartford Public Schools 960 Main St., 8th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-695-8876; www.hartfordschools.org 3,587 (w) 3,677 (x) 3,587 (w) 3,677 (y) Municipal school department Leslie Torres- Rodriguez Superintendent 1636 (z) 22 Eversource Energy 56 Prospect St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-286-5000; www.eversource.com 3,509 3,483 (k) 8,161 8,084 (k) Transmission and delivery of electricity, natural gas and water to four million customers (aa) Jim Judge Chairman, President & CEO 1881 23 Middlesex Health (bb) 28 Crescent St. Middletown, CT 06457 860-358-6000; middlesexhealth.org 3,480 3,400 3,480 3,400 Healthcare system Vincent G. Capece Jr. President & CEO 1904 (cc) 24 Eastern Connecticut Health Network (dd) 71 Haynes St. Manchester, CT 06040 860-533-3414; www.echn.org 3,042 3,006 3,114 3,097 Healthcare system Deborah Weymouth (ee) CEO (ff) 1995 25 Pfizer Inc. 235 E. 42nd St. New York, NY 10017 212-733-2323; www.pfizer.com 2,700 3,000 90,000 96,500 Pharmaceutical research, development and manufacturing Albert Bourla CEO 1849 26 Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. 900 Ridgebury Road Ridgefield, CT 06877 203-798-9988; boehringer-ingelheim.us 2,500 2,500 50,000 50,000 Research, development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceuticals Wolfgang Baiker (gg) President & CEO 1885 27 Companions & Homemakers 613 New Britain Ave. Farmington, CT 06032 860-677-4948; www.companionsandhomemakers.com 2,416 2,326 5,469 5,054 Homecare service for older adults Linda Joy Grigerek President 1990 Gov. Ned Lamont completed his first year in office in 2019, which was marked by the passage of a new two-year, $43.5 billion budget, and contentious debates over tolls, sports betting, recreational marijuana, taxes, among numerous other issues. In a surprising move, Yale New Haven Health and Hartford HealthCare announced they are teaming up to build a $72-million, 25,000-square-foot cancer treatment center in Wallingford. Yale University's endowment surpassed the $30-billion mark in 2019, earning a 5.7 percent return in its most recent fiscal year. Sikorsky in May began building a dozen CH-53K King Stallion helicopters under a new $1.13 billion military contract. The company, a division of Lockheed Martin, will begin delivering the helicopters in 2022. In 2019, Aetna completed its first full year as a CVS Health-owned company. Source: Each employer via survey. Notes: Stamford's Pitney Bowes Inc. does not disclose employee figures by state. Unable to confirm data for City of New Haven, with 4,816 employees in 2017. (a) As of August 2019. (b) Best estimate as of first pay period in August. (c) FTE = 16,393. (d) On Nov. 26, 2018 announced plans to split the conglomerate into 3 separate companies following the $30 billion acquisition of Iowa-based Rockwell Collins. In June, UTC announced it plans to merge with Massachusetts defense contractor Raytheon in a $120 billion deal. The combined company would be based in Massachusetts. (e) Fall 2018 count. (f) Figure from fall 2017; A new methodology for reporting employee counts to the U.S. Department of Education was employed in 2017. For a consistent year-over-year comparison, the employee count would have been 16,339 using the former methodology. (g) Company did not respond to survey. (h) Data from 2018. (i) Became president in Oct. 2019. (j) There are a total of 105,000 Lockheed Martin employees. (k) Employee figures are approximate. (l) Includes St. Francis Hospital, Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital and Johnson Memorial Hospital. Company did not respond to survey. (m) Figure from 2017. (n) An additional 758 contractors. (o) An additional 824 contractors. (p) As of Aug. 12, 2019, succeeded interim CEO Rodney A. Butler. (q) Aquired by Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS for $69 billion, effective Nov. 28, 2018; Aetna will remain headquartered in Hartford. Company did not respond to survey. (r) Karen Lynch succeeded Mark Bertolini as Aetna's top executive following the CVS deal. (s) Worldwide. (t) City did not respond to survey. (u) Approximate. (v) 6,500+. (w) Nov. 2019 count. (x) Dec., 2018 count. (y) Dec., 2018 count. (z) City founding date. —Compiled by Roger Magnus Research.