GoHealth CEO and leadership

Amaan Badruddin is a Board Member at Student Holdings, Chief of Staff to the CEO at GOHEALTH INC., and Undergraduate at Northwestern University and is based in Evanston, Illinois. He has worked as Member at 1871, Strategy Manager at GOHEALTH INC., and Manufacturing Operations at GE Aviation. Amaan attended Northwestern University, Stellenbosch University, and American School of Paris between 2004 and 2014.

Brandon M. Cruz is the co-founder of GoHealth and has served as GoHealth’s Chief Strategy Officer and Special Advisor to the Executive Team since 2020. Prior to this role, he served as President of GoHealth since its founding in 2001. He has also been a member of GoHealth, Inc.’s board of directors since 2020 and a member of GoHealth Holdings, LLC’s board of managers since 2019, as well as serving on the board of managers of GoHealth’s predecessor since its founding. From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Cruz worked at Lante Corp. as a systems developer. Mr. Cruz is recognized throughout the technology industry as an influential thought leader, and speaks regularly on topics related to technology, health insurance and business operations. He is a board member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and serves on the board of Homecare Holdings, HealthJoy, and Imerman Angels. Mr. Cruz has also served as a member of the board of directors of Creatix, Inc., our subsidiary, from 2016 to 2019. In 2013, Mr. Cruz was recognized by Ernst & Young as the Midwest Entrepreneur of the Year and was also named to the annual Chicago leadership list, Crain’s 40 under 40. Mr. Cruz holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Miami University, and is a member of the Miami University Business Advisory Council.

Brian Farley is a Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary at GOHEALTH INC. and is based in Chicago, Illinois. He has experience at Motorola Solutions Inc. and has worked as Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer at ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS INC.; Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS INC.; and Corporate Vice President - Global Commercial Law at Motorola Mobility. Brian studied at University of Colorado Executive MBA between 2003 and 2005, University of Colorado Boulder, and THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY between 1992 and 1996.

Cem Varon, Chief Technology Officer at GoHealth, has led our Executive Strategy Team, Exchange Business Unit, and many aspects of the Technology Team since joining in 2012. He has been crucial in our efforts to deliver health insurance solutions at scale.

Prior to joining GoHealth, Cem worked at NAVTEQ, where he led the development of real-time traffic information services for navigation across 40 countries. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics and economics from Colgate University and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University.

Mark Monitello Monitello is a Chief Human Resources Officer at GOHEALTH INC. and SVP Human Resources at GOHEALTH INC. and is based in Chicago, Illinois. He has worked as Director, Staffing at Amdocs; Staffing Manager - Midwest Region at GE Capital; and Contracts MAnager at Aerotek. Mark studied at NIAGARA UNIVERSITY between 1988 and 1992 and Notre Dame High School until 1988.

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Brandon M. Cruz is the co-founder of GoHealth and has served as GoHealth’s Chief Strategy Officer and Special Advisor to the Executive Team since 2020. Prior to this role, he served as President of GoHealth since its founding in 2001. He has also been a member of GoHealth, Inc.’s board of directors since 2020 and a member of GoHealth Holdings, LLC’s board of managers since 2019, as well as serving on the board of managers of GoHealth’s predecessor since its founding. From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Cruz worked at Lante Corp. as a systems developer. Mr. Cruz is recognized throughout the technology industry as an influential thought leader, and speaks regularly on topics related to technology, health insurance and business operations. He is a board member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and serves on the board of Homecare Holdings, HealthJoy, and Imerman Angels. Mr. Cruz has also served as a member of the board of directors of Creatix, Inc., our subsidiary, from 2016 to 2019. In 2013, Mr. Cruz was recognized by Ernst & Young as the Midwest Entrepreneur of the Year and was also named to the annual Chicago leadership list, Crain’s 40 under 40. Mr. Cruz holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Miami University, and is a member of the Miami University Business Advisory Council.

Brandon M. Cruz is the co-founder of GoHealth and has served as GoHealth’s Chief Strategy Officer and Special Advisor to the Executive Team since 2020. Prior to this role, he served as President of GoHealth since its founding in 2001. He has also been a member of GoHealth, Inc.’s board of directors since 2020 and a member of GoHealth Holdings, LLC’s board of managers since 2019, as well as serving on the board of managers of GoHealth’s predecessor since its founding. From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Cruz worked at Lante Corp. as a systems developer. Mr. Cruz is recognized throughout the technology industry as an influential thought leader, and speaks regularly on topics related to technology, health insurance and business operations. He is a board member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and serves on the board of Homecare Holdings, HealthJoy, and Imerman Angels. Mr. Cruz has also served as a member of the board of directors of Creatix, Inc., our subsidiary, from 2016 to 2019. In 2013, Mr. Cruz was recognized by Ernst & Young as the Midwest Entrepreneur of the Year and was also named to the annual Chicago leadership list, Crain’s 40 under 40. Mr. Cruz holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Miami University, and is a member of the Miami University Business Advisory Council.