Our company’s core values are built into everything we do. Our team of veteran benefits pros and rising experts deliver the best in benefits experiences for our clients and their employees.
Our company was founded with the belief there was a better way to offer employee benefits. For years, this belief has driven the way we do business. In our founding years, a commitment to creative problem solving, flexible systems and accountable service helped us grow and become the top benefits administration company of choice for enterprise businesses and insurance professionals.
Meet the industry experts leading the charge.
Michael Sternklar is chief executive officer and chairman of benefitexpress, an industry-leading cloud-based benefits administration technology solutions and services company. Michael is responsible for the strategic direction of the business, its client relationships, and overall operational and financial performance of the company. A benefits administration expert, Michael has more than 30 years’ experience as a leader of some of the best-known brands in the technology-enabled HR services industry. In past roles, he was chiefoperating officer and head of Americas, Mercer HR Services; executive vice president client service and sales, Fidelity Investments and in an earlier role, ran the benefits administration outsourcing business of Kwasha Lipton/PwC. A native of New York, Michael holds a degree in business administration from the State University of New York at Albany.
Jocelyn is the chief operating officer at
Jocelyn has a degree in Accounting from St. Norbert College. When not working, she enjoys running, reading, traveling, and visiting her son and daughter in St Louis.
As the chief financial officer, Rick oversees all financial aspects of benefitexpress, including finance, accounting, treasury, and legal. Rick has over 25 years of experience in progressive finance leadership roles in technology and services industries. He has a proven track record of building scalable finance environments, driving operational efficiency improvements, leading financing and capital raising initiatives, and successfully completing mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining
In his capacity as the chief growth officer, Josh is accountable for leading the sales, business development and growth execution for benefitexpress. Josh has spent 20+ years of his career in a broad range of benefits administration functions, including the leadership and delivery of implementation, client management, and sales teams. He began his career with Aon Consulting in Chicago and was later the office practice leader for the technology and administration solutions practice of Watson Wyatt (currently Willis Towers) in Minneapolis, Minn. He later rejoined AonHewitt as the national mid-market sales leader for the benefits administration practice and was most recently executive vice president and national sales leader for bswift, helping to lead them through significant expansion prior to their acquisition by Aetna in 2015.
Josh received his bachelor's degree from Albion College in Albion, Mich. and attended the Executive Institute Business Program through the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Julia Goebel is chief marketing officer of
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Julia graduated with distinction from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in journalism and economics. Originally from New York, she calls Chicago home and never misses a chance to do something active.
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As chief product officer, Scott is responsible for the growth and market competitiveness of the benefitexpress product portfolio. Scott works at multiple levels to deliver industry-leading cloud-based benefits administration technology products to employers and broker partners and acts as an executive sponsor on key accounts. He communicates with senior leadership and stakeholders to shape the company’s product evolution; including strategic insight on emerging trends, competitor analysis, and overall business intelligence. He works closely with sales and marketing to ensure go-to-market strategies align with the strategic direction of new offerings and industry partnerships.
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Scott holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Liberty University.
As chief counsel, Kelly's responsibilities include contract portfolio, compliance and risk management, and supporting the legal needs of the functional teams and entire business.
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As the chief human resources Officer, Korrie is responsible for developing and executing on
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We provide high-quality, client-focused streamlined benefits administration. We do so by leveraging our configurable enrollment system to automate complex processes, creating an error-free flow of information into and out of the platform. We strive to help employers increase employee engagement and understanding of their benefits offerings by providing an intuitive and personalized user experience. Our technology and delivery model is built to serve as an extension of our clients' benefits departments.
Meet the visionaries responsible for our strategic direction. As is evident, we're led by notable experts with years of experience developing industry-leading companies. We believe this is a critical factor in a client’s decision to work with benefitexpress.
Sasank Aleti is a Principal at LLR Partners. He currently focuses on investing in and advising middle market growth companies in the business process outsourcing and human capital management sectors. Throughout his career in private equity, he has worked with companies in business services, financial services and software. In 2008, Sasank founded Cadence Capital Partners in Boston, Mass., a search fund focused on acquiring lower middle market services businesses. Earlier in his career, Sasank was an investment banking analyst at UBS. Sasank earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Finance and International Business from New York University, where he graduated with honors.
With more than 15 years of private equity and investment banking experience, Scott Perricelli leads LLR Partners’ growth capital investments in the Healthcare and Education industries. Prior to joining LLR, Scott was a principal at Draper Triangle Ventures, an investor in high-technology start-up companies in Ohio and Pennsylvania. He previously served as an associate at Advanta Partners. Earlier in his career, Scott worked in investment banking at William Blair & Co. and JP Morgan and Company. Scott earned a B.S. from Bucknell University and his M.B.A. from Northwestern University.
William Kerr is an exceptionally experienced financial and operational executive, with an extensive global career spanning over forty years. Mr. Kerr has significant experience in emerging markets and technologies as well as capital markets, strategic planning, financial reporting management and governance.
Mr. Kerr most recently led Talentwise Inc., a Seattle based leading HCM technology company, as CEO and Executive Chairman from 2008 through 2015. Under Mr. Kerr’s leadership, Talentwise grew from a small emerging startup to a major player in the multibillion-dollar HCM industry, with a revenue CAGR exceeding 40% over the period of Mr. Kerr’s leadership. Talentwise was successfully sold to a group of investors, led by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division, in January 2016.
Mr. Kerr’s career highlights prior to Talentwise include Chief Financial Officer of Nortel Networks (TSE/NYSE) as well as Senior Vice President Finance and Business Development and executive roles. At BCE Inc. (TSE/NYSE), Canada’s largest telecommunications company, he held the position of Vice President and Controller and was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lear Siegler Inc., a U.S. based privately held (Forstmann Little) diversified manufacturing and services company. He resides in Whistler, B.C., Canada.
Maria Bradley is the founder and visionary behind
Maria graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Mathematics from Gwynedd Mercy College. She was also recognized as one of the top 25 Influential Women in Business for the Chicago area.
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