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"eHealthInsurance
provides the convenience of Internet self-service and 24-hour
availability, complemented by a full- service Customer Service Center
of highly trained customer service representatives. Sales, enrollment
and customer service inquiries are
handled
via phone, fax, e-mail, and the Internet. Unfettered by any
plan-specific financial incentives, eHealthInsurance presents health
insurance options in an objective, unbiased manner, empowering the
purchaser to make the best overall choice. The website empowers
individuals and small businesses with knowledge of affordable plans,
information to make the right choice, and provides a single location
to purchase health insurance. In addition, eHealthInsurance
facilitates rapid approval of applications and real-time
communication with the back- office processes of health plans."
"eHealth
insurance accounts for $330 billion in annual premiums and is the
largest product segment of the health care industry. eHealthInsurance
is privately held and is the #1 place for purchasing health insurance
online. The company was founded in 1997 and its technology was
responsible for the nation's first Internet-based sale of a health
insurance policy. eHealthInsurance.com was announced to the press in
October 1998. The company is licensed and sells nationwide to more
than 80% of the U.S. population. eHealthInsurance is funded by Dell
Computer, Goldman Sachs, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, The
Sprout Group, and Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners. The
management team and board include former or current executives of
Healtheon, Pacificare,
Foundation Health, Aetna, Lincoln National, MetLife and other
companies in the field."
Executive
Team
Gary
Lauer, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
"Gary
Lauer is the CEO of eHealthInsurance, Inc. Since joining
eHealthInsurance in January of 2000, eHealthInsurance has become the
leading source of health insurance for individuals, families, and
small businesses across the United States. Prior to joining
eHealthInsurance, Mr. Lauer was the Chairman and CEO of MetaCreations
Corp, leading the turnaround of the public graphics software company
that is now named ViewPoint. Prior to MetaCreations, Mr. Lauer spent
more than nine years at Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) where he was
part of a senior executive team that grew SGI from approximately $100
million to $3.5 billion in revenue. Mr. Lauer started his career with
IBM, where he held a variety of marketing, sales, and management
positions. Mr. Lauer currently serves as a member of several public
and private boards of directors. He holds a B.S. degree from the
University of Southern California Business School."
Vip
Patel, Founder
"Vip
Patel is the Founder of eHealthInsurance, Inc. In his prior role at
Healtheon Corporation, Mr. Patel was responsible for sales and
product management of Healtheon's health insurance industry offerings
and for charting the direction of future health insurance services.
At Silicon Graphics, Mr. Patel's vision helped give rise to the
company's Web business and innovative Internet-based solutions for
several industry segments. He also had product marketing
responsibility for the $700M next-generation workstation product
line. Prior to SGI, Mr. Patel held senior-level positions at
Hewlett-Packard and at Booz, Allen & Hamilton. Mr. Patel holds an
MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a
B.S. degree from Stanford University."
Stuart
M. Huizinga, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
"Stuart
Huizinga is the Chief Financial Officer. Previously, he was a
partner at Arthur Andersen LLP in the firm's audit business unit. He
brings more than 15 years of financial experience in the technology
sector, having serviced clients in Arthur Andersen's Silicon Valley
office from August 1984 to May 2000. He served as a worldwide expert
to the firm's technology practice, primarily in the software and
Internet sectors. Mr. Huizinga received a B.S. degree in Business
Administration from San Jose State University and is a Certified
Public Accountant in the state of California."
Dr.
Sheldon X. Wang, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
"Dr.
Sheldon Wang has served as Chief Technology Officer since August
1999. Previously, he was at Eclipsys Corporation, formerly
HealthVISION, a leading provider of integrated healthcare enterprise
information-technology solutions, where he was Senior Vice President
of Research and Development. He managed research and development for
25 product lines, with an organization of 300 engineers and a budget
of over $30 million. Before joining Eclipsys in 1995, Dr. Wang served
as Director of Advanced Technology of Ameritech Health Connections.
Prior to Ameritech, he was an executive at Emtek Health Care Systems.
Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Medical Informatics from the University of Utah."
Robert
L. Fahlman , Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of
Core Products
"Robert
Fahlman is the Senior Vice President of Carrier Relations and COO of
the company's Core Products business. Mr. Fahlman previously served
as Chief Executive Officer of Omni Health Care. Prior to Omni Health
Care, Mr. Fahlman was Vice President, Field Operations at Healtheon
Corporation, a health care Internet company now known as WebMD.
Previously, Mr. Fahlman was Vice President at FHP and Senior Vice
President at TakeCare Health Plan, two large California health plans.
Early in his career he was with Procter & Gamble in its Surgical
Products Division. Mr. Fahlman received a B.S. degree in Business
Administration from Portland State University. He is a member of
several boards of directors."
Robert
S. Hurley, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Health
Savings Account Products
"Robert
Hurley is the company's COO of Health Savings Account products. Mr.
Hurley has more than a decade of experience and leadership in the
health insurance industry. Prior to eHealthInsurance, Inc. Mr. Hurley
served as Associate Vice President of Sales and Operations for the
Individual and Family Plans Strategic Business Unit at HealthNet, a
subsidiary of Foundation Health Systems, a $9 billion managed care
company serving 5 million members in 18 states. He directed all
aspects of HealthNet's Individual and Family business including
product development, pricing, telesales, marketing, broker services,
enrollment, accounting, and billing. He was instrumental in leading
the development of the first generation of electronic commerce for
the organization. He is a graduate of the University of California,
Santa Barbara."
Bruce
Telkamp, Vice President, General Counsel and Business Development,
and Chief Operating Officer of Small Business Products
"Bruce
Telkamp oversees the company's legal functions as General Counsel,
manages Business Development and is the COO of the Small Business
Products business. He also serves as the Corporate Secretary of
eHealthInsurance, Inc. Prior to joining eHealthInsurance, Mr. Telkamp
was the Vice President of Business Development and General Counsel of
MetaCreations Corporation. Prior to MetaCreations, Mr. Telkamp was an
attorney with the leading technology law firm of Wilson Sonsini
Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto, California. Mr. Telkamp holds a
J.D. degree with Honors from the University of California, Hastings
and a B.A. degree in Economics with Honors from the University of
California, Los Angeles. Mr. Telkamp is a member of the California Bar."
Sam
Gibbs , Senior Vice President and General Manager
"Sam
Gibbs is a Senior Vice President and General Manager of the company.
Mr. Gibbs previously held the positions of vice president and general
manager for Rand Worldwide, a $500 million public engineering
services company, and president of Rand Federal. Mr. Gibbs led Rand
Federal to become the largest enterprise systems integrator for
Silicon Graphics. Prior to Rand, Mr. Gibbs was founder and
president/CEO of AVCOM Systems, Inc. Under his leadership, AVCOM grew
to a $100 million enterprise and Internet systems integration concern
before being acquired by Rand in 1997. He has also held engineering
positions at Beech Aircraft and TRW Space Systems. Mr. Gibbs holds a
B.S. degree in Aeronautical Engineering Technology from Arizona State
University, where he serves on the Dean's Advisory Council for the
School of Engineering." |
