Management Team
Board of Directors
Munawar Ali – Chairman of the Board
President of AmWins Specialty Casualty Solutions
As a member of our Board of Directors, Munawar Ali is the President of AmWins Specialty Casualty Solutions, LLC. Mr. Ali has deep domain expertise in workers’ compensation and the structuring of sophisticated insurance products for carriers, self-insureds, and the public sector. Prior to AmWins, Mr. Ali, was President of MNA Insurance Services from 2010-2011, from 2007-10, President of Accretive Insurance Company, and from 2003-2007, Executive Vice President of Brown and Brown.
Stuart Peterson is a venture capitalist and board member in the technology, techbio, and life sciences industries. Stuart has led the firm’s investments in technology and therapeutics giants at the earliest stages, from YouTube to Stemcentrx. As a board member, he has advised a wide range of companies, including current board roles at Locus BioSciences, IDbyDNA, TAE Life Sciences, Aether BioSystems, Excision BioTherapeutics, Versa Networks, Cohesity, Crediwatch and more. Stuart has been named to the Forbe’s Midas List: Top Tech Investors, New York Times and CB Insights Top 100 VCs, TechCrunch VC of the Year and more. He received a B.A. from the University of California Los Angeles and an M.B.A from the University of Chicago.
David Klein – Director
Former CEO of Lifetime Healthcare Companies
Mr. Klein brings to the Transparent Health Marketplace deep experience in health insurance and medical care delivery. He is currently a director of venture capital and private equity funded health care companies. He is chair of the New York State health information exchange. He also serves as a member of the University of Rochester faculty and as a special advisor to their Medical Center CEO. Most of his career has been with BlueCross BlueShield. His assignments included serving as the CEO of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield providing coverage to nearly two million members as well as leading Excellus’s home care, medical group, long term care insurance and benefits consulting businesses. He has been an industry leader serving as a director of America’s Health Insurance Plans and the national BlueCross BlueShield Association.
Richard Fuchs – Director
Richard Fuchs is the Head of Anthem’s Integrated Growth Verticals business supporting the commercial and specialty business division. He holds deep industry knowledge and a breadth of strategic sales growth experience in both labor and trust and large group commercial business. Prior to Anthem, he served as Senior Vice President of Sales for the Public Sector and Labor business at UnitedHealth Care. In addition, he has spent over 25 years in the healthcare industry where he worked in several leadership positions driving innovative and profitable growth. Richard serves as an advisory board member for America’s Agenda and the National Labor Office of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Jason Beans – Director
CEO and Founder of Rising Medical Solutions
As CEO and founder of Rising Medical Solutions, Jason Beans has built a proven framework to increase the cost effectiveness and quality of medical care. Prior to Rising, he was the national director of property and casualty operations at Concentra and previously held several management positions with its predecessor, CRA Managed Care. He was previously a founding principal of medical management consultancy BND Operations Company. He serves on several boards of directors in the insurance and managed care industries and is an inductee into the Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame. Mr. Beans graduated from the MIT/EO Entrepreneurial Master’s Program and holds a degree in finance from Boston College.
Ian McBane – Director
Partner, Phase 2 Partners
Ian McBane covers financial institutions, insurance, and related technology companies at Phase 2 Partners, a San Francisco-based Financial Services Hedge Fund. Prior to Phase 2, Ian was a Portfolio Manager and Senior Analyst at Talkot Capital, investing in both public and private equity. Ian has a B.S. in Finance from the University of Oregon, and an M.S. in Economics from Portland State University.
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