Eric has over 25 years of experience in the benefits industry focusing his career on large employer groups specializing in Self-Funded Group Medical Plans, Group Benefits, and Alternative Funding. As a strong client advocate Eric leads with a strong conviction to best in class service and a commitment to every clients success. Eric was instrumental in the development and deployment of direct contracts with transparent pricing that provided clients and their employees tremendous savings. "Network navigation is much more important than network selection". Eric’s Expertise and Experience Includes: • Self-Funded Health Plan Management• Health Plan Analytics• Medical Care Management• Pharmacy Benefit Management• Stop Loss/Excess Risk CoverageEric's experience includes serving as Vice Chairman of the Oklahoma Employees Insurance Benefits Board (OEIBB). This board governs all 225,000 of the state employee and education employee benefit offerings, funding, compliance, reserves, and investment. Chairman of the Compliance and Health Plan Strategies Committee of OEIBB. The Board of Advisors for Mutual of Omaha, HighMark Advisory Council, HCC Life, Cigna (Emerging Markets), Independence Holding Company (IHC), and recently was a member of the Payment Review Task Force for the State of Oklahoma.Proven Sales Leader – more than 25 years developing successful relationships with brokers, consultants, and TPA clients including: employers, state/local governments, educators and Native America Tribes. Accomplished Presenter – promoting healthcare benefit and cost-containment solutions to diverse audiences including: C-Suite and financial executives, Boards of Directors, brokers, consultants and members via: on-line, one-on-one meetings, panelist SME (subject matter expert), speaker for groups and seminars.TPA Expert – in-depth knowledge of benefit plan design, administrative services, PPO networks, data analytics, pharmacy benefit management, stop loss and member enrollment.Cost-containment Advocate – designing healthcare benefit plans with a goal to reduce healthcare costs and optimize member services through alternative market solutions including: reference-based pricing, medical management, wellness programs, disease management, claims data and negotiations.