they were the result of months of planning his frustration with the health insurance industry especially with United Healthcare and its CEO Brian Thompson grew steadily over time in April 2021 Thompson's predecessor Andrew witty praised Thompson when announcing he'd been named CEO of the company as CEO of United Health Group Brian Thompson was responsible for leading growth across the company Thompson was paid $10.2 million per year Luigi believed the health insurance industry was corrupt and driven by greed over time his anger GRE into deep resentment taking over his thoughts his frustration wasn't random it was focused specifically on Brian Thompson whom he blamed for the problems he saw in the system