About GoHealth

Clint Jones is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of GoHealth. Clint focuses his time driving company strategy, business functions, and overall corporate development. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors for GoHealth.

A recipient of the Midwest Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Clint has also been named to various annual Chicago leadership lists, including Crain's 40 Under 40 and Techweek100. Clint is recognized as a thought leader throughout the industry and is passionate about growing Chicago's reputation as a technology hub.

Since its founding in 2001, GoHealth has been named one of Chicago Tribune's Top Workplaces, a Top 100 Digital Company by Built in Chicago, one of the 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For, and was named to Deloitte's 2014 North America Technology Fast 500.

Before co-founding GoHealth and assuming his role as CEO, Clint was the Intranet Market Manager for HOLT Value, a former division of Credit Suisse. He earned degrees in marketing and management information systems from Miami University in Ohio. In addition to his current roles at GoHealth, Clint also serves on the boards of HealthJoy and Loud Interactive.

Brandon Cruz is the Co-Founder, Co-Executive Chairman of GoHealth, the nation's most comprehensive online portal for health insurance enrollment and engagement. Brandon has 19 years of experience as a leader in the technology industry, and is a visionary behind the business that has transformed the technology landscape for health insurance.

In 2001, Brandon co-founded GoHealth – initially as Norvax, Inc. – which quickly set the standard for changing the healthcare industry through a variety of innovative applications that are used by insurance carriers, tens of thousands of insurance agencies, and millions of consumers each month. Today, Brandon is recognized throughout the industry as an influential thought leader, and regularly speaks on the topics of technology, healthcare, and business operations. Brandon is a Midwest winner of the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award and Crain’s 40 Under 40.

Prior to founding GoHealth, Brandon worked as a systems developer at Lante in Chicago. In addition, Brandon is an investor and board member in many startup and late stage technology companies. He graduated from Miami University in Ohio with a degree in Management Information Systems, and currently resides on the Miami University Business Advisory Council.

Jim Sharman, President, and previously Chief Operating Officer, brings over 25 years of operations, supply chain, and leadership experience to the GoHealth team.

Prior to joining GoHealth, Jim was Chief Operating Officer of Coyote Logistics, LLC, a UPS company based in Chicago. Jim was also Managing Partner at Truecast Capital, President and CEO of World Kitchen, LLC, and CEO of Rubicon Technology, Inc.

Jim serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Spartan Motors, Inc., and he is also an active supporter of Chicago Hope Academy. Jim graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a degree in engineering, and he holds a Master in Business Administration from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.

Shane has been a part of the GoHealth senior leadership team since 2004. In his role as Chief Operating Officer, Shane is responsible for driving innovation, cross-functional collaboration, and data-driven decision making across all areas of our business. Since the beginning, Shane has played a critical role on the executive team to help shape the company’s strategy and to oversee its execution.

Prior to his role as COO, Shane served as the Chief Technology Officer of GoHealth. His responsibilities included setting the company’s strategic product direction, overseeing software development and operations, ensuring data is used as a core asset for the business, and building technology partner and government relations. Under Shane’s leadership, GoHealth has continued to prove itself as one of the most nimble and fastest-growing companies in the healthcare space. This technical and operational agility has enabled GoHealth to achieve feats such as becoming the first web broker to enroll consumers in subsidized health plans under the Affordable Care Act and to more recently become the country’s leading unbiased distributor of Medicare Advantage plans in less than four years.

Prior to GoHealth, Shane held technical leadership positions at Convergys and the world-renowned MIT Media Lab. He holds both a bachelor's and master's degree in computer science and electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Since joining GoHealth in 2010, Travis Matthiesen remains a key part of GoHealth's Finance team. As Chief Financial Officer, Travis oversees all accounting and finance functions for the company.

Prior to joining GoHealth, Travis worked at Ernst & Young both in the Toledo, Ohio and Chicago offices. He holds a bachelor's degree from Cedarville University and a master's degree in business administration from Notre Dame.

Jarret DiToro joined GoHealth in 2018 as SVP of marketing. Jarret brings his experience running direct response marketing efforts at LendingTree, where he helped grow their credit card business from startup to over $100 million in annual revenue. In his last role, Jarret ran marketing for the non-mortgage portfolio at LendingTree, helping to make it LT's fastest growing business - increasing share from less than a third to nearly 60% of total company revenue.

Prior to joining LendingTree, Jarret was a strategy consultant at Mars & Company, and received his undergraduate degree in Economics from UCLA, and his Masters from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Cem Varon, Chief Technology Officer at GoHealth, has led our Executive Strategy Team, Exchange Business Unit, and many aspects of the Technology Team since joining in 2012. He has been crucial in our efforts to deliver health insurance solutions at scale.

Prior to joining GoHealth, Cem worked at NAVTEQ, where he led the development of real-time traffic information services for navigation across 40 countries. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics and economics from Colgate University and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University.

Mark Monitello, Chief Human Resources Officer, joined GoHealth in September 2014. Mark brings expertise in leading human resources departments in high growth companies that have intensive technology and sales operations.

Prior to GoHealth, Mark was the Senior Vice President, Human Resources at FTD Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:FTD), a recognized leader in providing floral, gift and related products throughout the United States and abroad. During his tenure with FTD, Mark oversaw human resources and facilities functions for a $650M+ publicly traded company having approximately 1,000 employees. Mark also worked as Vice President, Staffing at the United Online corporate headquarters, Vice President, Global Staffing for MasterCard International, and managed HR and staffing departments for Amdocs Inc., GE Capital and IBM.

As the General Counsel of GoHealth, Brad oversees all of the company's legal affairs, including commercial, regulatory, employment, compliance, and corporate legal matters.

Prior to joining GoHealth as General Counsel in 2011, Brad worked in the Chicago office of a nationally recognized law firm and formally represented GoHealth as outside counsel.

Brad graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He later attended the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor degree.

Jake Gudmundsen joined GoHealth’s strategy team in 2014, where he developed and executed several company-wide initiatives, including the acquisition of software technology company, Creatix. In 2016, Jake was promoted to manage GoHealth’s marketplace operations, where he established and led GoHealth’s transition to selling Medicare. In his current role, Jake continues to manage the overall strategy and execution of GoHealth's Medicare and direct-to-consumer businesses.

Prior to joining GoHealth, Jake was a consultant at Bain & Company, where he worked on executive-level strategic projects for Fortune 500 clients. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Ben Miller joined GoHealth in 2016 and led a corporate strategy team, working cross-functionally to drive strategic growth and operational efficiencies across all of GoHealth's business units. In 2017, Ben moved into an operational role to lead all strategy and operations within GoHealth's external distribution organization, resulting in the unit's most profitable year to date. Currently, he oversees all B2B & Growth areas of GoHealth where he is responsible for enterprise-wide business development, carrier relations, partner performance, and revenue & growth strategy.

Prior to joining GoHealth, Ben was a management consultant at Deloitte Consulting, where he focused on strategic planning and digital technology across a breadth of industries. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Monnica Manuel joined GoHealth in the summer of 2018 to lead the expansion of GoHealth's Utah sales center. She currently serves as the Vice President of Operations and IFP. With 20 years of corporate leadership and coaching experience, Monnica brings a proven track record of driving consistent revenue growth, along with a unique ability to draw peak performance from the people she works with, leading to lasting cultural change and sustainable success.

Henry Falter joined GoHealth's corporate strategy team in 2016, working cross-functionally to drive strategic growth and operational efficiencies across al of GoHealth's business units. In 2017, Henry moved into an operational role to lead strategy and operations within GoHealth's Marketing organization, where he helped double customer acquisition volume over the course of two years. Currently, Henry serves as the Vice President of Marketing Operations where he focuses primarily on building the marketing operations practice, driving consumer engagement and retention through marketing automation, and optimizing GoHealth's e-commerce platform.

Prior to joining GoHealth, Henry was an investment banker at Baird, where he focused on sell-side M&A for consumer retail clients He earned his bachelor's degree in English from Amherst College.

Trina Graham-Hodo joined GoHealth in 2018. She leads our Carrier Solutions and Captive U65 Sales Centers. In this role, Trina is responsible for direct to consumer sales across a national footprint.

Prior to Go Health, Trina worked in higher education as an admissions executive, launched start-up ventures like Redbox and led within Fortune 500 companies, like Comcast. Trina earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago and her Master of Business Administration from American Intercontinental University. Trina is currently completing her Doctorate of Business Administration at Liberty University.

Since joining GoHealth in 2005, Eric has helped grow GoHealth from a budding startup to a health insurance technology leader. Over the past 14 years, Eric has led the lead generation and technology sales teams, and progressed into overseeing screener and sales center operations. Currently as VP of Medicare, Eric is responsible for all Medicare sales and operations.

Prior to GoHealth, Eric worked in Commercial Banking at JP Morgan Chase and Deutsche Bank. He earned his bachelor's degree in Finance from Miami University in Ohio, and his MBA from DePaul University.

Clint Jones is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of GoHealth. Clint focuses his time driving company strategy, business functions, and overall corporate development. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors for GoHealth.

A recipient of the Midwest Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Clint has also been named to various annual Chicago leadership lists, including Crain's 40 Under 40 and Techweek100. Clint is recognized as a thought leader throughout the industry and is passionate about growing Chicago's reputation as a technology hub.

Since its founding in 2001, GoHealth has been named one of Chicago Tribune's Top Workplaces, a Top 100 Digital Company by Built in Chicago, one of the 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For, and was named to Deloitte's 2014 North America Technology Fast 500.

Before co-founding GoHealth and assuming his role as CEO, Clint was the Intranet Market Manager for HOLT Value, a former division of Credit Suisse. He earned degrees in marketing and management information systems from Miami University in Ohio. In addition to his current roles at GoHealth, Clint also serves on the boards of HealthJoy and Loud Interactive.

Brandon Cruz is the Co-Founder, Co-Executive Chairman of GoHealth, the nation's most comprehensive online portal for health insurance enrollment and engagement. Brandon has 19 years of experience as a leader in the technology industry, and is a visionary behind the business that has transformed the technology landscape for health insurance.

In 2001, Brandon co-founded GoHealth – initially as Norvax, Inc. – which quickly set the standard for changing the healthcare industry through a variety of innovative applications that are used by insurance carriers, tens of thousands of insurance agencies, and millions of consumers each month. Today, Brandon is recognized throughout the industry as an influential thought leader, and regularly speaks on the topics of technology, healthcare, and business operations. Brandon is a Midwest winner of the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award and Crain’s 40 Under 40.

Prior to founding GoHealth, Brandon worked as a systems developer at Lante in Chicago. In addition, Brandon is an investor and board member in many startup and late stage technology companies. He graduated from Miami University in Ohio with a degree in Management Information Systems, and currently resides on the Miami University Business Advisory Council.

In addition to being a member of the GoHealth board, Mayor Emanuel is a prominent American politician and dedicated public servant. He served as the forty-fourth mayor of Chicago from 2011 - 2019.

Prior to being Chicago Mayor, he served as President Obama's Chief of Staff, President Clinton's senior adviser, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and chairman of both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the House Democratic Caucus. He is also a frequent contributor to ABC News and other media outlets related to matters of U.S. politics.

Jeremy Gelber is a Senior Managing Director at Centerbridge and focuses on investments in the Healthcare sector.

Prior to joining Centerbridge, Jeremy was a Partner at Pamplona Capital, a private equity firm, leading the healthcare investing vertical. Prior to Pamplona Capital, Jeremy was an Executive Director in the Healthcare Investment Banking Division at Morgan Stanley. Previously, Jeremy was a physician and completed his medical degree at Jefferson Medical College. Jeremy serves on the Boards of Directors of Civitas Solutions, Inc, GoHealth, LLC and Remedi SeniorCare Holding Corporation.

Giorgia is a Managing Director at Centerbridge and focuses on investments in the Energy, Financial Services, Industrials and Technology, Media & Telecom sectors.

Prior to joining Centerbridge, Giorgia worked in TMT Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs in London and for Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands. Giorgia serves on the Boards of Directors of boards affiliated with Canopius AG, GoHealth, LLC and Hospital Topco Ltd.

Joe joined R1 in June 2013 and serves as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors. To this role, Joe brings 20+ years of management experience and will drive continued operational excellence, technology leadership and value creation for R1's client partners. Joe served as Chief Operating Officer prior to May 2016 and was instrumental in creating and standardizing the R1 Performance Stack℠

Previously, Joe served as a Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations and Supply Chain at Applied Materials Inc. Prior to joining Applied, Joe held executive positions in global operations for Nortel Networks Corporation, a telecommunications equipment manufacturer, since 2006, including President of Nortel Business Services from August 2009 to February 2010, and Senior Vice President of Global Operations from August 2007 until August 2009. From 1993 to 2006, Joe held a number of positions at General Electric Company, a global infrastructure, finance and media company. Joe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

With a vision of completely transforming the insurance industry, Alex Timm founded Root Insurance in 2015 on the principle that rates should be based primarily on driving behaviors, not demographics. As Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Root, Alex leads the company in revolutionizing this outdated industry, using mobile technology and data science to offer personalized auto insurance rates to good drivers. In 2019, Root reached a valuation of $3.65 billion and began extending to additional lines of insurance.

Throughout his career, Alex has built expertise in pricing and reserving, finance, and mergers and acquisitions. Before co-founding Root, Alex worked at Nationwide Insurance as a senior strategy consultant for the property and casualty lines of the business. Alex is based in Columbus, Ohio and is a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.