Mark Gentry

Mark Gentry - Associate

Mr. Gentry has over 16 years of technical and management experience within the managed care industry, specifically with Managed Care Organization. He has held manager and director level positions within technology and operational management for two Fortune 500 health benefit companies that serviced commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid populations. He has provided technical leadership to the Application Development department in an emerging Medicaid health plan while implementing the formal policies and processes necessary for their initial public offering of company stock. He was an essential participant in the development of said Medicaid health plan's first Medicare Application that was award a CMS contract in the State of Texas. He has served as operational lead and been a member of the executive management team of a state-wide managed care organization during and after acquisition, and was instrumental in managing migration of the plans covered commercial and Medicare membership onto the acquiring companies operational and technology platforms. 

Some of Mr. Gentry's key accomplishments include successful implementation of new open access health plan which became flagship product represent 60% of all new sales and/or renewals; successful implementation of open formulary benefit, including design, development, and implementation of custom customer support interfaces necessary to administer new design; lead technical activities associated with converting 30,000+ Medicaid members, along with associated data, from acquired companies claims platform within four month period from initial notice; successfully managed and directed Application Development implementing formal processes necessary for the companies IPO; Provided leadership and direction for successful migration of 190,000+ covered members (commercial and Medicare) onto acquiring companies operations and technology systems; and acted as technology lead in Medicare proposal that resulted in the acquisition of significant Medicare contract within the state of Texas. 

Mr. Gentry received his bachelor's degree of Business Administration Information Systems from the University of Texas, San Antonio.