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Paresh Patel is a Chairman/CEO/Founder at HCI GROUP, INC. and Founder at Northstar Bank and is based in Clearwater, Florida. He has worked as Board Member at Northstar Bank; Dir:Customer Care & Billing at GLOBAL CROSSING LTD; and Chairman/President at Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Inc.. Paresh attended University of Cambridge between 1981 and 1984.

Mr. Christianson has thirty years of experience leading divisions of Fortune 100 companies and in improving mid sized companies that provide SaaS health information technology, revenue cycle management, disease management, and third party administration services to payers, providers and employers. Phil previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Payment America Systems, Focused Health Solutions, RealMed, and Corporate Benefit Services of America, leading each to differentiated and improved services for employers, payers, physicians and hospitals. All four companies were sold to strategic investors. He also lead divisions of The Walt Disney Company and United Health Group. Just prior to joining HealthSmart, Mr. Christianson acted as an advisor to and investor in related health services and information technology companies. Phil earned a Master of Business Administration from The University of Southern California, a Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School, and a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Steve Bitar brings more than 20 years of insurance experience with16 of those years being in property insurance. During his career with Citizens Property & Casualty, he held several executive and senior leadership positions including both Vice President and Senior Director of Consumer and Agent Services as well as Director of Consumer Services. In his previous roles, Steve implemented several key technology initiatives, driving advancement of insured- and agent-facing platforms such as Citizens’ online insured customer portal, online claims filing, and electronic payments. In addition to utilizing technology to enhance company-wide processes, he directed Citizens’ Catastrophe Response Centers. Bitar is a magna cum laude graduate of Boston University and earned his Master of Business Administration degree from Jacksonville University. He holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Associate in Reinsurance (ARe), and Associate in Insurance Data Analytics (AIDA) designations.

Roger Desjadon is a Chief Executive Officer at Florida Peninsula Insurance Company and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.