Ben has spent the past 26 years working in various insurance verticals including Medicare, Commercial and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The roles he held include direct sales, account management, broker sales, national accounts and operations. He has worked for multiple carriers including Oxford Health Plans, Meritain Health, Horizon BCBSNJ and Healthfirst NJ and NY.
During his tenure at Healthfirst, he served as a SME for broker operations and led the Salesforce implementation team for the company’s first B2B commercial portal, supporting the newly launched commercial broker business. In his most recent role, he was responsible for three operational teams (Commissions, Compliance Oversight and Call Center) that supported the Commercial and Medicare broker channels. Under his leadership, in collaboration with multiple teams, platforms to compliantly onboard and pay commissions were created.
Ben honorably served our country in the US Army and Army National Guard for 26 years. He completed multiple tours of service and was deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom for combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. He received multiple awards during his service for leadership and valor which include the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Meritorious Service Medal. Ben also earned the coveted US Army Ranger tab, Combat Infantry Badge and Master Parachutist/Jumpmaster Badge.
Ben graduated from Kean College with a BA and teaching certification for Health and Physical Education. He also attended Seton Hall University for Military Sciences and received his commission as an officer in the US Army.
