BNET Industries
Market Cap:$338.2M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$87.7M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Internet-Based Marketer & Retailer of Health Insurance Products & Services
Board of Directors
Joseph LacobNumber of Employees 482
Contact Information
440 E Middlefield Rd
Mountain View, California 94043
(650) 584-2700
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Insurance Agencies and Brokerages: 524210
Recent Events
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eHealth board member Michael Decter to resign
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Government appoints new chair and CEO at scandal-plagued eHealth Ontario
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Liberals shake up eHealth leadership
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Ontario names new execs to head eHealth
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Ontario eyes new brass for eHealth
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EHealth Announces Partnership With TuneCore - Quick Facts
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ThinkEquity LLC upgrades eHealth Inc. to 'buy'
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Government-wide review ordered after Ont. minister cleans house at lottery agency
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EHealth shares drop as applications growth slows
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Hudson 'disappointed' over eHealth scandal
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eHealth and NFIB Unveil New Small Business HSA Platform
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eHealthInsurance To Expand Individual, Family Insurance Offerings
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Mercy Health Plans Selects eHealthInsurance to Expand Individual and Family Offerings
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Sheldon X. Wang | Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer |
| Stuart M. Huizinga | CFO & Senior Vice President |
| Bruce A. Telkamp | Executive Vice President, Business Operations |
| Samuel C. Gibbs III | Senior Vice President, Sales |
| Larry Higby | Director |
| Scott N. Flanders | Director |
| Steven M. Cakebread | Director |
| Christopher J. Schaepe | Investor |
| Robert S. Hurley | Senior Vice President, Carrier Relations |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Joseph Lacob | Board of Directors |
| Jack L Oliver | Board of Directors |
| Michael D. Goldberg | Board of Directors |
| Sheryl Sandberg | Board of Directors |
| Gary L. Lauer | Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arresto Biosciences | Director, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers | Current |
| Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers | Partner | Current |
| American Heart Association, Inc. | * | Current |
| Innercool | Current | |
| Cellpro.Com | Chairman | Current |
| Cooney Enterprises, Inc | Director | Current |
| eHealth, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Align Technology, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| QuestMark Partners | Director | Current |
| Ophthonix, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Glori Oil | Board Member | Current |
| Therox, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Stanford University | Advisory Board Member | Current |
| Arresto Biosciences | Board of Directors | Current |
| BAS Medical | Director | Current |
| Neuropace, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Insureco Marketing LLC | Director | Current |
| GSK Biologicals Seattle | Board of Directors | Current |
| Orexigen Co | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cetus Corporation | Marketing Manager | Former |
| Cetus Corporation | Executive | Former |
| McKenna Motors Inc. | Investor | Former |
| eHealth, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | M.B.A. | Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Master's In Public Health | Former |
| Stanford University | M.B.A. Degree | Former |
| University of California, Irvine | B.S. In Biological Sciences | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Expanded Small Group Health Insurance | Executive Vice President of Technology and Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| Insureco Marketing LLC | Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| Cooney Enterprises, Inc | Executive Vice President of Technology and Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| Extend Benefits Group LLC | Executive Vice President of Technology and Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| eHealth, Inc. | Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| Hysta | Executive Vice President of Technology and Chief Technology Officer, Ehealth | Current |
| Institutional Venture Partners | Executive Vice President of Technology and Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| Hua Yuan Co | Executive Vice President of Technology and Chief Technology Officer, Ehealth | Current |
| Hysta | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hua Yuan Co | Board of Directors | Current |
| Health Vision, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Insureco Marketing LLC | Executive Vice President, Technology | Former |
| Health Vision, Inc. | Executive Vice President of Research and Development | Former |
| Eclipsys Corporation | Senior Vice President of Research and Development | Former |
| Ameri Tech | Former | |
| University of Utah | Ph.D. In Medical Informatics | Former |
| Idaho State University | M.S. Degree In Physics | Former |
| University of China | B.S. Degree In Physics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Expanded Small Group Health Insurance | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Insureco Marketing LLC | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| eHealth, Inc. | CFO & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Institutional Venture Partners | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Extend Benefits Group LLC | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Cooney Enterprises, Inc | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Arthur Andersen LLP | partner | Former |
| San Jose State University | B.S. degree in Business Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Expanded Small Group Health Insurance | Executive Vice President of Business Operations | Current |
| Cooney Enterprises, Inc | Executive Vice President of Business Operations | Current |
| Extend Benefits Group LLC | Executive Vice President of Business Operations | Current |
| Institutional Venture Partners | Executive Vice President of Business Operations | Current |
| Insureco Marketing LLC | Executive Vice President | Current |
| eHealth, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Business Operations | Current |
| California Bar | Board of Directors | Current |
| Insureco Marketing LLC | Senior Vice President, Business Development, General Counsel and Secretary | Former |
| eHealth, Inc. | General Counsel, Secretary | Former |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Attorney | Former |
| University of California | J.D. Degree | Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles | B.A. Degree In Economics | Former |
Sam Gibbs has served as Senior Vice President since September 2000. Since November 2004, Mr. Gibbs has served as General Manager of the company's small business products and services business. Mr. Gibbs previously served as the General Manager of eHealth's technology licensing business and as General Manager of product management. Before that, Mr. Gibbs was a Vice President and General Manager for Rand Worldwide, an engineering services company. Prior to Rand, Mr. Gibbs was founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of AVCOM Systems, Inc., an engineering services and systems integration company. Under Mr. Gibbs' leadership, AVCOM grew to a $100 million enterprise before being acquired by Rand in 1997. Mr. Gibbs has also held engineering positions at Raytheon Aircraft and TRW Space Systems. Mr. Gibbs holds a B.S. degree in aeronautical engineering technology from Arizona State University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eHealth, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Sales | Current |
| Cooney Enterprises, Inc | Senior Vice President of Sales | Current |
| Institutional Venture Partners | Senior Vice President of Sales | Current |
| Insureco Marketing LLC | Senior Vice President of Sales | Current |
| Expanded Small Group Health Insurance | Senior Vice President of Sales | Current |
| Rand A Technology Corporation | Vice President | Former |
| eHealth, Inc. | General Manager | Former |
| Rand A Technology Corporation | General Manager | Former |
| Raytheon Aircraft Co. | Former | |
| Arizona State University | B.S. Degree In Aeronautical Engineering Technology | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan Cave Strategies LLC | Senior Policy Advisor | Current |
| eHealth, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Expanded Small Group Health Insurance | Director | Current |
| Insureco Marketing LLC | Director | Current |
| Extend Benefits Group LLC | Director | Current |
| Cooney Enterprises, Inc | Director | Current |
| Bryan Cave Strategies LLC | Chairman | Current |
| Institutional Venture Partners | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apria Healthcare | President | Current |
| Institutional Venture Partners | Director | Current |
| Insureco Marketing LLC | Director | Current |
| Cooney Enterprises, Inc | Director | Current |
| eHealth, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Expanded Small Group Health Insurance | Director | Current |
| Apria Healthcare Group Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Apria | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Coram Healthcare Corporation | Chief Executive Officer, Director | Former |
| America's Pharmacy | President | Former |
| Apria Healthcare Group Inc. | CEO | Current |
| Apria | President | Former |
| The Products | President | Former |
| Unocal Corporation B.V. | President | Former |
| Apria Healthcare Group Inc. | President | Current |
| America's Pharmacy | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Unocal Corporation B.V. | chief operating officer | Former |
| The Products | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Unocal Corporation B.V. | group vice president | Former |
| Apria Healthcare Group Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Apria Healthcare Group Inc. | Advisor | Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Bachelor of Arts In Political Science | Former |
| University of California | Bachelor of Science Degree In Political Science | Former |
Michael Goldberg has served as a director of Genomic Health since October 2001. In January 2005, Mr. Goldberg joined Mohr Davidow Ventures, a venture capital firm, as a general partner. From October 2000 to December 2004, Mr. Goldberg served as the Managing Director of Jasper Capital, a management and financial consultancy business. In 1995, Mr. Goldberg founded OnCare, Inc., an oncology practice management company, and served as Chairman until August 2001 and as Chief Executive Officer until March 1999. Previously, Mr. Goldberg was the founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Axion Inc., a cancer-focused healthcare service company. Prior to Axion, Mr. Goldberg was a partner at the venture capital firm Sevin Rosen Funds, and was director of Corporate Development and a member of the Operating Committee at Cetus Corporation. He is also a director of several privately held companies. Mr. Goldberg holds a BA in Philosophy from Brandeis University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Genomic Health, Inc. | General Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures | Current |
| Mdv | general partner | Current |
| Irhythm Technologies, Inc. | Chairman of The Board | Current |
| Institutional Venture Partners | Director | Current |
| Expanded Small Group Health Insurance | Director | Current |
| eHealth, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Personalized Medicine Coalition | Board of Directors | Current |
| Insureco Marketing LLC | Director | Current |
| High Bar Capital | Board of Directors | Current |
| QuestMark Partners | Director | Current |
| Cooney Enterprises, Inc | Director | Current |
| Genomic Health, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Dnar | Board of Directors | Current |
| Extend Benefits Group LLC | Director | Current |
| Ventus Medical, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cemaphore Systems, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Personalized Medicine Coalition | Member | Current |
| eHealth, Inc. | Chairman & CEO | Former |
| Axion Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Axion Corporation | President | Former |
| Company 'c' Hair | Managing Director | Former |
| Axion Corporation | Founder | Former |
| Mohr, Davidow Ventures | General Partner | Former |
| Sevin Rosen Funds | partner | Former |
| Cetus Corporation | Director of Corporate Development | Former |
| Stanford University | MBA | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | M.B.A. | Former |
| Brandeis University | B.A. | Former |
| Cetus Corporation | member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gazelle Techventures | Chairman & CEO, Columbia House | Current |
| Freedom Broadcasting, Inc | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Playboy Enterprises, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Freedom Broadcasting, Inc | President | Current |
| Visitors | President of The Board | Current |
| Tri-Artisan Capital Partners, LLC | Current | |
| Insureco Marketing LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Extend Benefits Group LLC | Director | Current |
| eHealth, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Freedom Communications Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| University of California, Irvine | Board Member | Current |
| Playboy Enterprises, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cooney Enterprises, Inc | Director | Current |
| Expanded Small Group Health Insurance | Director | Current |
| Freedom Broadcasting, Inc | Director | Current |
| John F. Kennedy Center | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Institutional Venture Partners | Director | Current |
| Bmg Columbia House | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Freedom Communications Inc. | President & Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| MacMillan Publishing Ltd. | President | Former |
| Telstreet.Com | Co-Founder | Former |
| Bmg Columbia House | Chairman | Former |
| Indianapolis Civic Theatre | Chairman | Former |
| Indiana University | J.D. | Former |
| University of Colorado | Doctorate from Indiana University | Former |
| University of Colorado | B.A. Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Salesforce.com, Inc. | President and Chief Strategy Officer | Current |
| Xactly Corporation Co | Senior Business Advisor | Current |
| Cooney Enterprises, Inc | Director | Current |
| eHealth, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Institutional Venture Partners | Director | Current |
| Expanded Small Group Health Insurance | Director | Current |
| Extend Benefits Group LLC | Director | Current |
| Insureco Marketing LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| SolarWinds | Director | Current |
| Salesforce.com, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Xactly Corporation Co | CFO & Chief Admin Officer | Former |
| Autodesk, Inc. | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Silicon Graphics, Inc. | Vice President of Finance | Former |
| Hewlett-Packard Company | Former | |
| Indiana University | Master of Business Administration | Former |
| University of California, Berkeley | Bachelor of Science | Former |
Chris is a founding partner of Lightspeed Venture Partners, focusing primarily on communications and storage investments. Selected investments include Brocade, Ciena, iPhotonics, LightLogic, and Premisys. He has 11 years of venture capital experience and four years of operating experience. Prior to joining Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners in 1991, Chris worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in corporate finance and capital markets roles. Chris began his career as a software engineer at IBM. He holds BS and MS degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from MIT and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Monosphere, Inc. | Managing Director | Current |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | Managing Director | Current |
| Mazu Networks, Inc. | Managing Director | Current |
| Light Speed, LLC | Founder | Current |
| Aerohive | General Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners | Current |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | General Partner | Current |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | Director | Current |
| Rhythm Newmedia, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Aprius Inc. | Member of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Mazu Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Insureco Marketing LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Delphix Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cooney Enterprises, Inc | Director | Current |
| Monosphere, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Siport Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Onstation Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Extend Benefits Group LLC | Director | Current |
| QuestMark Partners | Director | Current |
| eHealth, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Semequip, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Unity Semiconductor Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| eHealth, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Riverbed Technology, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Monosphere, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Lightlogic.Com | Investor | Current |
| Ciena Corporation | Investor | Current |
| Transmeta Corporation | Investor | Current |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Nufern | Investor | Current |
| Avamar Technologies, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Combinet | Investor | Current |
| Semequip, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | Founder | Former |
| Weiss, Peck & Greer | General Partner | Former |
| Light Speed, LLC | General Partner | Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation | software engineer | Former |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | corporate finance and capital markets roles | Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation | software engineer | Former |
| Goldman, Sachs & Co. | Former | |
| Stanford University | MBA | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | MBA | Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MS degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | BS | Former |
| Stanford University | BS | Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | BS and MS degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Threeohsix.Org | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| DO Linux Now | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| John Negretti | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Thrill Factory | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Denis Bouchard Photographie | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Troop 524 | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Parcelgenie | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Erik Balkey | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| James Henry Wilson | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Rock Out Karaoke | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Minnelightroom | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Brighton Rock | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Expanded Small Group Health Insurance | Director | Current |
| eHealth, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Starbuck Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cooney Enterprises, Inc | Director | Current |
| Leadership Public Schools | Board Treasurer | Current |
| Starbucks Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Extend Benefits Group LLC | Director | Current |
| Women and Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Insureco Marketing LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Google Inc. | Vice President, Global Online Sales & Operations | Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Management Consultant | Former |
| Harvard Business School | Baker and Ford Scholar | Former |
| The World Bank | economist | Former |
| Harvard University | Master's Degree In Business Administration | Former |
| Harvard University | B.A. In Economics | Former |
Gary Lauer has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since December 1999 and as Chairman of our Board of Directors since March 2002. Since Mr. Lauer joined the company, eHealth has become the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families and small businesses. Prior to joining eHealth, Mr. Lauer was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MetaCreations Corporation. Prior to MetaCreations, Mr. Lauer spent more than nine years at Silicon Graphics, Inc., a computing technology company, where he was a member of the senior executive team that grew Silicon Graphics from approximately $100 million to $3.5 billion in revenue. Mr. Lauer started his career with IBM, where he held a variety of sales and marketing management positions. Mr. Lauer holds a B.S. degree in finance and marketing from the University of Southern California Business School.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eHealth, Inc. | Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Former | |
| Silicon Graphics, Inc. | Former |
Robert Hurley has served as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives since April 1999. Originally recruited to build the sales and sales-support functions, Mr. Hurley's responsibilities now include health savings accounts and public and government relations. Mr. Hurley has more than 16 years of experience and leadership in the health insurance industry. Prior to joining eHealth, Mr. Hurley served as Associate Vice President of Sales and Operations for the consumer business segment at Health Net, Inc., a managed health care company. At Health Net, Mr. Hurley directed all aspects of the consumer business segment, including product development, sales and marketing, sales support functions and broker relations and was instrumental in leading the development of the first generation of Web-based solutions for the unit. Mr. Hurley holds a B.A. degree in law and society from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eHealth, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Carrier Relations | Current |
| Extend Benefits Group LLC | Senior Vice President of Carrier Relations | Current |
| Cooney Enterprises, Inc | Senior Vice President of Carrier Relations | Current |
| Insureco Marketing LLC | Senior Vice President, Carrier Relations | Current |
| eHealth, Inc. | COO & Vice President | Former |
| Health Net, Inc. | Associate Vice President of Sales and Operations | Former |
| Cooney Enterprises, Inc | Associate Vice President of Sales and Operations | Former |
| Insureco Marketing LLC | Vice President, Strategic Initiatives | Former |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | B.A. Degree In Law | Former |
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