Board and Investors

Fred Horowitz, D.M.D., Advisory Board Member

Dr. Horowitz has extensive experience in the dental insurance industry, is a successful healthcare technology entrepreneur, and holds several leadership positions in the healthcare industry.

Dr. Horowitz founded and led Affiliated Network Services (ANS), a leading electronic healthcare transaction clearinghouse with more than 150 insurance and industry clients across the United States. Before launching ANS, Dr. Horowitz was the president and CEO of The Dental Concern (TDC), a 200,000 member dental benefits company; President and CEO of Plan Administrators of Illinois, a third party administrator; Vice President of dental products for Humana; and Executive Vice-President of Business Development for Dental Benefit Providers Inc., a two million member dental benefits firm based in Maryland.

Dr. Horowitz has extensive involvement with the National Association of Dental Plans (NADP), serving as Vice-Chairman and Treasurer of their board of directors. He was a founder and board member of the National Dental EDI Council (NDEDIC), was a member of the Dental Subcommittee for Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA), and currently serves as President of the Cooperative Exchange, the national clearinghouse industry trade organization.

Steven H. Keller, D.D.S., Advisory Board Member

With his background in clinical practice and as the founder of one of the first regional dental HMO's in the country, Dr. Steven Keller is a widely recognized leader in the field of dental insurance. Dr. Keller graduated from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in 1977 and still practices dentistry part-time in the Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Keller founded and led Consumer Dental Care, a successful provider of managed care dental plans and the predecessor organization to DentaQuest Mid-Atlantic. Dr. Keller currently serves as Vice President of Business Development for DentaQuest's parent company. He is focused on creating acquisition opportunities and strategic alliances for new products and oral health initiatives that will expand DentaQuest's presence as a national oral health leader.

DentaQuest is headquartered in Boston and is one of the largest dental benefit service companies in the country, administering the benefits for over 11 million members. In addition to offering commercial dental benefits and administrative services, the company's Doral Dental USA subsidiary, located in Mequon, Wisconsin, is the largest multi-state administrator of government dental programs in the United States.

Dr. Keller has served on the Board of Directors of both the National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) and The National Association of Dental Plans Foundation. He lectures nationally on managed care issues and serves as Chairman of the NADP's Membership Recruitment and Retention Task Force. In 2002, Dr. Keller received the NADP Gabryl Award, as the individual who most embodies the spirit of volunteerism in the industry.

Rob O'Byrne, Advisory Board Member

Mr. O'Byrne has worked in the healthcare insurance brokerage and consulting industry for more than 25 years and currently serves as Senior Vice President of CBIZ, with responsibility for managing the Benefits and Insurance Group. CBIZ is listed on the New York Stock Exchange with a market capitalization over $600 million, and the B&I group has been ranked by Business Insurance magazine as the #1 U.S. Benefits Specialist for the 5th year in a row. Mr. O'Byrne served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the employee benefits/consulting firm Robert D. O'Byrne and Associates, Inc. and the Grant Nelson Group with offices in 14 cities, prior to their acquisition by CBIZ in 1997.

Mr. O'Byrne is on the Board of Trustees of St. Joseph Medical Center, a nationally ranked top heart hospital and one of America's best orthopedic facilities.

Greg Rigdon, Advisory Board Member

Mr. Rigdon has been a leader in the technology and communications businesses. Currently, Mr. Rigdon is Senior Vice President of Business Development with Charter Communications where he is responsible for identifying, negotiating, and executing strategic partnerships and other revenue generating opportunities for Charter. From 1997 - 2006, Mr. Rigdon held various leadership positions with America-On-Line, most recently Vice President, Programming, Strategy and Business Development, where he was responsible for structuring and negotiating all content licensing and acquisition deals for the AOL Network and developing programming strategies and analysis across AOL's vertical content areas. During his time at AOL, Mr. Rigdon also served as COO of the AOL Commerce Division and Vice-President of Business Affairs and Development.

Prior to joining AOL, Mr. Rigdon was a Senior Associate at REM Capital Corporation and KPMG, Barents Group in the Merchant Banking Division, where he was responsible for debt and equity placements in the former Soviet Union. Mr. Rigdon has been an investor, board member and advisor for several high-tech companies, including AHOJ.

Mark Waxman, Advisory Board Member

Mr. Waxman is a recognized marketing and PR leader and innovator in Silicon Valley, and currently serves as Chief Marketing Officer of CBIZ, an NYSE listed professional services firm with more than 5,000 employees. Prior to CBIZ, Mr. Waxman was CEO/Creative Director for Carter Waxman Advertising and P.R., one of Silicon Valley's leading advertising agencies where Mr. Waxman helped launch and market dozens of technology start-ups and mature companies during the technology boom.

Mr. Waxman is a past Chairman of the Board of the Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce, a past President of both the Silicon Valley Ad Club and the San Jose Repertory Theatre, and is currently the Chairman of the Board of Artsopolis, the Program Director for the Community Leadership Program of Gilroy, CA., and serves on the boards of Montalvo Center for the Arts, COMPAC, Catholic Charities, and the Silicon Valley Capital Club. Mr. Waxman is a well-known speaker and author having written a featured column ("Street Smart Marketing") for the Silicon Valley Business Journal and spoken at conferences nationwide. He has also won numerous awards for his business, community, and creative work including the American Advertising Federation's Silver Medal, the San Jose/Silicon Valley Leadership Excellence Award, and the Silicon Valley Economic Development Award.

Clement Wang, Principal and Co-Founder, Advisory Board Member

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