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Joseph P. Lacher, Jr. has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since November 2015. Mr. Lacher previously served in other senior executive roles in the insurance industry. From November 2009 to July 2011, Mr. Lacher was President of Allstate Protection, a unit of Allstate Corporation, where he led the company’s property and casualty offerings serving more than seventeen million American households. Prior to Allstate, Mr. Lacher spent eighteen years at The Travelers Companies, Inc., most recently serving as Executive Vice President - Personal Insurance from 2002 to 2009 and additionally as Executive Vice President - Select Accounts from 2006 to 2009.

Eric Hunter is an Owner at Hunter Resource Properties and President and Chief Executive Officer at CAREOREGON INC and is based in Portland, Oregon. He has worked as Service Center Vice President-Texas at ValueOptions Inc, President and COO at CENTENE CORP, and Corporate Director of Strategic Planning at Schaller Anderson Inc. Eric attended Northeastern University between 2013 and 2015, University of Tulsa/The between 1984 and 1989, and Saint Leo University.

As President and Chief Executive Officer, Steve Pollock leads DentaQuest, the second largest dental benefits administrator in the United States, and the largest for Medicaid. DentaQuest is a purpose driven, double bottom line company whose mission is to improve the oral health of all. Through our dental benefits administration, care delivery, philanthropy, science and education we are transforming systems. Pollock has been with the organization since 1999, most recently serving as Chief Operating Officer, with oversight for all business segments. During his tenure at the company, he has led the growth of DentaQuest from 2.3 million members to more than 23 million members in 30 states today. Pollock serves on the Boards of the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, the DentaQuest Foundation, the DentaQuest Institute and the Delta Dental Plans Association. He is a member of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, NYU School of Dentistry Dean’s Advisory Committee and Boston College Chief Executives Club. He is also a member of the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion. He is a former Board member of Oral Health America, a national organization dedicated to improving oral health. He is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and a certified public accountant in Ohio. Pollock holds a B.B.A. from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School.

As CEO of one of the region’s largest health plans that provides health insurance coverage across the life span regardless of age or circumstance, Tom defines the company’s strategic plan, ensuring Tufts Health Plan maintains its strong culture of quality, innovation and customer service. Tom joined Tufts Health Plan in 2007 as chief operating officer and was named president in 2013. Tom is the current chair of the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, which represents local insurers and is dedicated to improving the health of the Commonwealth by promoting affordable, safe and coordinated health care. He is a member of the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion, a commitment to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace; New England Council; Massachusetts Business Roundtable; Rhode Island Quality Institute; and America’s Health Insurance Plans. He also serves as a board member emeritus for the Alzheimer’s Association Massachusetts/New Hampshire chapter. He is a past member of the board of directors of the National Committee on Quality Assurance and the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. He is a chartered life underwriter.

Marshall Thomas is a Founding Executive Director at Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center at the University of Colorado, President and CEO at COLORADO ACCESS, and Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at University of Colorado and is based in Denver, Colorado. He attended The University of Texas at Austin between 1972 and 1976 and Baylor College of Medicine between 1976 and 1980.

Leanne Berge is the CEO of the Community Health Plan of Washington. Previously, Leanne was a Chief Operating Officer at Mount Auburn Cambridge Independent Practice Association, Inc. Leanne holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.

Peter Marino is an Adjunct Professor at Brown University, Chief Executive Officer at Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, and Board Member at Amica Mutual Insurance and is based in Providence, Rhode Island. He has worked as Dir:Office of Mgmt & Budget at State of Rhode Island, CEO at Independent Consulting Assoc., and Senate Fiscal Advisor at Rhode Island Senate. Peter attended James Madison University JMU between 1988 and 1991 and Syracuse University between 1991 and 1992.

Darnell Dent is a Chief Executive Officer and President at Firstcare Health Plans and is based in Austin, Texas.

Coreen Dicus-Johnson is a President and Chief Executive Officer at Network Health and is based in United States.