- Originally from Crosby, N.D.
- Graduated from Jamestown (N.D.) College and the UND School of Law.
- Practiced law and worked in banking and planned giving positions before joining Blue Cross Blue Shield as legal counsel and vice president of corporate affairs in 1986.
- Became president and chief executive officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota in 1991.
- In 1974, while a junior at Jamestown College, he became the youngest person ever elected to the North Dakota Legislature.
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- He was chairman of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Board of Directors in 2001 and 2002 and served on the National Council on Disability after presidential appointment by President George Bush and confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
- Terminated from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota on March 9, 2009, amid public scrutiny over a $250,000 reward trip for sales employees to a Grand Cayman Islands resort.
- Launched a consulting business, Unhjem & Associates LLC, in October 2009.
