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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.0B
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At VSP, we're dedicated to offering affordable, high-quality eyecare plans that put people first, support visual wellness and improve one's quality of life. As the nation's largest provider of exceptional eyecare coverage, more than one in 10 Americans rely on VSP for eyecare wellness. For close to half a century, we have and will continue to be a trusted advisor in eyecare wellness benefits.
Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development
Don YeeNumber of Employees 1
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NAICS Code Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers: 524114
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Safety spec: VSP, the largest provider of eyecare benefits in the US, was one of the first companies to try out a newly developed approach to enterprise risk management. Its CFO, Patricia Cochran, explains how the new framework has suited her firm.(Vision
- 2006-11-01
Managing enterprise risk is a vital task that begins with the board of directors and extends across the whole organisation--and doing it effectively is a universal challenge. The Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission Coso, a private-sector initiative dedicated to improving the quality of...
Rancho Cordova, Calif., CEO Runs Vision Service Plan on Respect, Innovation.
- 2004-06-13
By Loretta Kalb, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 13--Roger Valine, leather briefcase lashed to his Harley-Davidson, cruised out of the Vision Service Plan parking lot in Rancho Cordova and headed for a business meeting in Davis. ...
RewardsPlus, Vision Service Plan form distribution, technology
- 2003-10-28
Hunt Valley-based RewardsPlus, an online benefits company, and California-based Vision Service Plan, one of the country's largest providers of eye care benefits, have formed a distribution and technology alliance, providing clients with access to a comprehensive vision plan delivery system that includes ongoing administration, data exchange and automated payroll deduction...
VSP's 'FrameConnect' program to begin soon. (News Review).(Vision Service Plan)
- 2003-01-15
Vision Service Plan will roll out its newest program, FrameConnect, next month. The new plan aims to offer O.D.s preferred pricing perks and other benefits, company officials say. At press time, details of FrameConnect were still limited. VSP will flesh out...
VSP Boosts Web Site.(Vision Service Plan)(www.vsp.com)
- 2001-09-15
Vision Service Plan expanded its Web site, adding new resources for VSP patients. The updated site, located at www.vsp.com, lets members learn more about their benefits, as well as their eye health and vision correction options. Patients can now access details...
Vision Service Plan.(Brief Article)
- 2001-06-15
Vision Service Plan, in partnership with Prevent Blindness America and Chicago public schools, has donated 500 vouchers for free eye exams and eyeglasses to low income, uninsured children in the Chicago area.
Vision Service Plan (VSP).(Brief Article)
- 2001-01-15
Vision Service Plan VSP now offers its Laser VisionCare Program to 14 million CIGNA HealthCare participants. The plan will give participants a 20-25% discount off the provider's customary charges, as well as access to the provider network, free screening and consultation, says VSP.
Vision Service Plan.(Statistical Data Included)
- 2000-01-15
On January 1, Vision Service Plan introduced its Laser Vision Care plan, which allows VSP members to receive vision correction at a discounted fee. Members will pay no more than $1,800 per eye for LASIK, VSP says.
Magazine Ranks California-Based Vision Service Plan Among Best Workplaces.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- 1999-12-22
Dec. 21--Working at Vision Service Plan has plenty of pluses. Every month, the company hosts a cake-fest to celebrate employee birthdays. Out back at its Rancho Cordova headquarters, workers can use a nine-hole putting green. There is a generous compensation package that...
VSP Promotes Lenses.(Vision Service Plan)
- 1999-07-15
Vision Service Plan has unveiled a pilot program to offer dispensers progressive, bifocal and single-vision ophthalmic lenses at a lower cost than comparable lenses with similar materials and features. The available lenses are manufactured by 2C Optics, of Alpharetta, Ga., and...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Yee | Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development |
| Barclay Westerfeld | Vice President |
| Bill Conner | |
| Cheryl Johnson | |
| Dr Dan Mannen | |
| Gary Brooks | |
| James Short | |
| Judith Klein | |
| Kate Renwick | |
| Laura Costa | |
| Patricia Cochran | |
| Rob Lynch | |
| Robert Johnson | |
| Roger J Valine | |
| Steve Scott | |
| Bruce Mebine | member |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenneth Schwaderer | past Chairman |
| Gregory L Jones | board member |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vision Service Plan | Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development | Current |
| Ernst & Young | management consulting partner | Former |
| UC-Berkeley | Former | |
| Stanford University | MBA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vision Service Plan | Vice President | Current |
| Aetna Inc. | Regional Counsel | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vision Service Plan | Current | |
| Bills.Com | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vision Service Plan | Current | |
| University of Washington | Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vision Service Plan | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vision Service Plan | Current | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | MBA | Former |
| University of California, Davis | degree in Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vision Service Plan | Current | |
| Indiana University | Associate Instructor | Former |
| Indiana University | master's degree of optometry and later with a doctor of optometry degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vision Service Plan | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vision Service Plan | Current | |
| California State University | Master's of Business Administration | Former |
| University of California, Davis | degree in Economics and minors in both Organizational Studies and Child Development | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vision Service Plan | Current | |
| American Graduate School of International Management | Master's degree in International Management | Former |
| University of Illinois | Bachelor's degree in International Business and Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vision Service Plan | Current | |
| Catholic Healthcare West, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vision Service Plan | Current | |
| Buck Consultants, LLC | Managing Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vision Service Plan | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vision Service Plan | Current | |
| DaVita, Inc. | Director | Current |
| American Specialty Health, Inc. | Director | Current |
| SureWest Communications | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vision Service Plan | Current | |
| UC-Berkeley | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Optometry | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Vision Service Plan | past Chairman | Current |
| Mountain View Chamber of Commerce | Board of Directors | Current |
| American Academy of Optometry | Fellow | Current |
| Mountain View Chamber of Commerce | Member | Current |
| Little League Baseball Inc. | Long Time Coach | Former |
Dr. Gregory L. Jones graduated from Syracuse University with a B.A. in 1966. After serving three years as an officer in the United States Army he returned to school earning a B.S. in Visual Science in 1972 and his Doctor of Optometry degree with honors in 1974 from the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Jones is a member and past president of the Southwestern New York Optometric Assn, a member of the New York State and American Optometric Associations. He also has served as a board member of Vision Service Plan headquartered in Sacramento California.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Spectrum Eyecare & Visionsite Corporation | Partner | Current |
| Vision Service Plan | board member | Current |
| Illinois College of Optometry | Doctor of Optometry degree with honors | Former |
| Syracuse University | B.A. in 1966 | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vision Service Plan | member | Current |
| University of California, Berkeley | Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Optometry degrees | Former |
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