John Kao Executive Vice-President John Kao has an extensive background in healthcare strategy, business operations, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisition, strategic planning, and finance. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Kao served as executive vice president and Chief Revenue Officer of the TriZetto Group, an information technology company serving the payer market with over 125 health plans and 250 third party administrator customers. Prior to joining TriZetto, Mr. Kao served as President and CEO of the Ventures Division of PacifiCare Health Systems, managing PacifiCare's specialty businesses, including PacifiCare Behavioral Health, PacifiCare Dental and Vision and Prescription Solutions. He was also the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at PacifiCare and Chief Financial Officer for Secure Horizons USA, a PacifiCare franchise business unit. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Kao served as Vice President of Mergers and Acquisition for FHP International Corporation where he was responsible for executing a turnaround plan, which included the divestiture of the FHP staff model. From 1987 to 1995, Mr. Kao was an investment banker with Bank of America, where he managed a portfolio of healthcare service and technology company investments. Mr. Kao received his BSC in Finance from Santa Clara University and an MBA in Finance from the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management. |