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Robert Erra
Mr. Erra is the Chairman of the Board of Directors. He is currently the President of Integrated Healthcare Strategies, a large healthcare consulting practice where he has held leadership roles since 1993. His distinguished career in healthcare management has emphasized organizational development, planning, team building and financial management. Previous executive positions include Chief Operating Officer, Scripps Clinic, and President of the University of California, San Diego hospital and Clinics. He has also served on a number of private and public company boards including Cardiometrics, Quantum Health, TheraTx, EDIX, Cogent Healthcare, Vidamed, Alteer Corporation and Physcape.
James E. Buncher
Mr. Buncher has been active in health care management and directorships for 36 years. He is the retired Chairman and CEO of SafeGuard Health Enterprises, a dental and vision insurance company. James also served as president and CEO of Community Dental Services, Inc., a dental practice management company; as president and CEO of Community Care Network, Inc.; and as president and CEO of Republic Health Corporation. In addition, Mr. Buncher was the founding president and CEO of CIGNA Health Plans, a medical HMO company he grew into the then largest investor owned HMO in the country. James received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois. Following undergraduate school, he passed the Illinois Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination and earned a Masters Degree in Accounting, also from the University of Illinois.
John A. McMahon
Mr. McMahon’s successful career has primarily been in the Insurance Industry having begun in 1974 working for Pacific Mutual Health & Pension. He joined Johnson & Higgins (J & H) in 1979 and rose rapidly in the organization. J & H was the largest insurance broker and employee benefits consulting company in the world with 800 of the Fortune 1000 companies as clients, 112 offices in 52 countries, and 15,000 employees. John was one (1) of 24 individual owners of the firm. J & H was sold to Marsh & McLennan (NYSE: MMC) for $2 Billion in April of 1997. John is active in many charity and community organizations, and an active private equity investor with several large private equity groups including Lion Capital and HM Capital (formerly Hicks Muse Tate & Furst) and Carson Private Capital.
James P. Mertz
Mr. Mertz is the Business Development Manager, Oil & Gas, for Amphenol, Inc. In addition, he is an investor and operator of his family’s west Texas ranches. James received his Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and received his MBA with Highest Distinction from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. While at Michigan, Mr. Mertz studied in Bulgaria though the Fulbright Program and is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma. Prior to his MBA, he had a very successful tenure at Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. |
