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Executive Management

Frederick C. Dunlap

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Fred Dunlap brings an impressive record of successful health plan leadership to his role as Chairman and CEO of XLHealth. Prior to joining XLHealth, Dunlap served as owner and president of BWM Ventures, Inc., a management consulting firm concentrated on the health care services industry. In this position, Dunlap worked with private equity investors of several portfolio companies, serving in senior leadership capacities including roles as CEO, COO, and President. In addition, Dunlap previously served as COO of AMERIGROUP, a managed healthcare organization focused on the needs of low-income Americans. He has also served in executive level positions at UnitedHealth Group, as its CEO of Florida/Puerto Rico and previously as vice president of Specialty Companies. Dunlap is a graduate of Colgate University.

Paul A. Serini, Esq.

Executive Vice President

Paul Serini has more than 25 years experience in healthcare and law. His background includes private equity, venture capital and strategic investing, healthcare planning, Medicare sales, marketing, and compliance program development and Medicare policy, risk, provider network development and reimbursements. Prior to joining XLHealth, Serini was a principal and founder of Phoenix HealthCare Consulting, LLC, a Washington, DC based healthcare and policy consulting firm. Serini is a graduate of the Columbus School of Law, the Catholic University of America and the University of Maryland, where he graduated with honors. He is a frequent lecturer and speaker on a wide variety of business and healthcare topics and is an adjunct faculty member at Catholic University Law School in Washington, DC.

Robb A. Cohen, M.B.A.

Chief Government Affairs Officer

Robb Cohen has been overseeing healthcare finance and public policy at XLHealth since its inception. He also is a leader in the strategy and development of XLHealth’s disease management programs. Cohen has more than 18 years healthcare experience in both payer and provider organizations, as well as healthcare management consulting and healthcare investment banking. Prior to joining XLHealth, Cohen served as President of Pheonix Healthcare Consulting Inc. He also has expertise in healthcare and government payment systems and has served as a director of the Health Care Financial Management Association. Cohen holds an M.B.A. in Finance and Health Care Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Daniel J. Friedman

Chief Legal Officer

Daniel J. Friedman is a seasoned attorney and businessman who has served as in-house counsel in various industries. Prior to joining XLHealth, Friedman served as senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary of Railworks Corporation, where he was responsible for all legal matters related to the acquisition and execution of business for the company and its primary operating subsidiary, L.K. Comstock & Company, Inc. In addition, Friedman was a shareholder with the law firm Buchanan Ingersoll, PC, and prior thereto was associated with New York City law firm Baer Marks & Upham, LLP. Friedman earned his J.D., cum laude, from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York, N.Y., also serving as an editor of the Cardozo Law Review. Friedman holds a B.A. in Economics from the State University of New York in Binghamton, and is affiliated with the American Association of Corporate Counsel, the American Health Lawyers Association, and the American Bar Association.

John Mach Jr., M.D.

Chief Medical Officer

As chief medical officer for XLHealth and its Care Improvement Plus plans, Dr. John Mach is responsible for all clinical program development, medical management and quality improvement efforts within XLHealth. Prior to his appointment at XLHealth, Dr. Mach served as chairman and CEO of United Healthcare’s Evercare health plans. While at United HealthCare, Dr. Mach also served as chief medical officer of United HealthCare’s Ovations subsidiary. Prior to joining United HealthCare, Dr. Mach spent 10 years at the Minneapolis Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Geriatric Research Education and clinical Center (GRECC) serving first as medical director and later as acting director. Prior to joining the VA, Dr. Mach was in private practice as a primary care internist in the Twin Cities. Dr. Mach is a frequent speaker on the needs of the chronically ill in Medicare and a recognized leader in the appropriate medical management of special needs Medicare beneficiaries.

Suresh Ramakrishnan

Chief Information Officer

Suresh Ramakrishnan has more than 14 years experience in information systems, software development and data warehousing applications, many of which were used with disease management information technology (IT) platforms. He leads XLHealth’s development team and vendors in creating and defining the company’s IT and reporting platform. He previously served as senior vice president of product development at Unibex. Ramakrishnan holds an M.S. in Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication, and has completed advanced coursework in a variety of computer languages and applications.

Mete Sahin, C.P.A.

Chief Financial Officer

XLHealth’s Chief Financial Officer, Mete Sahin, has over 15 years of experience in the healthcare finance industry and has held executive positions with a number of leading healthcare institutions. Previously, Sahin served as Chief Financial Officer for multiple UnitedHealth Group companies, overseeing finance, legal, underwriting, and actuarial functions for its dental, vision, and Medicaid companies. Sahin graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.S. in Business Administration and Finance and earned a master’s degree in Management from University of Surrey in England. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

Laura Ciavola

Senior Vice President, Claims and System Integration

Laura Ciavola is a seasoned operations and information systems veteran, with over 25 years of experience with leadership positions with health service companies. As senior vice president of claims and system integration for XLHealth, she oversees claims processing operations for Care Improvement Plus, the company’s special needs plan. Prior to joining XLHealth, Ciavola served as the senior vice president of operations for the Amerigroup Corporation, where she was responsible for the Lean Six Sigma program, performance improvement and IT and operations strategic planning. In addition, Ciavola previously served as chief information officer of Concentra, where she was responsible for technology strategy and implementation for each of four divisions and corporate operations. Ciavola holds a B.A. in economics and math from Stockton College and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a concentration in operations and global strategic management.

Lee Spruiell

Senior Vice President, Field Operations

As senior vice president of field operations for XLHealth’s Care Improvement Plus plan, Lee Spruiell oversees plan operations across all plan regions including sales, community relations, provider services, provider network development and marketing. Prior to joining XLHealth in 2005, Spruiell spent over 11 years with Aetna, holding a variety of positions including general manager for operations in South Texas and New Mexico, and vice president for health services delivery for Aetna’s central region. He also worked for Coordinated Care Solutions in Houston, Texas, as senior vice president for operations in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado. He has served on the boards of the San Antonio AIDS Foundation and the American Heart Association, San Antonio Chapter. Spruiell earned both his bachelor of science in health services administration and his master’s of business administration from Auburn University and currently serves on the alumni association’s oversight committee for the health services administration undergraduate program.

Board of Directors

Frederick C. Dunlap

Stuart Altman, Ph.D.

Nicholas Amigone, IV

Richard Michaelson

Christopher Pechock

Robert Reffkin

Jeffrey L. Tredwell, D.P.M.

John Woloszyn