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Robert (Bob) White brings to American Specialty Health (ASH) more than 20 years of diverse experience and leadership in the California health care industry. Bob was also involved in international health care business ventures and HMO start-ups outside of California for several years.

Before joining ASH in 2001, Bob was executive vice president and chief operations officer of Health Net, one of California's largest HMOs. In this capacity, he had responsibility for Health Net's day-to-day commercial operations, Medicare and MediCal product lines, information services, and human resources. Additionally, Bob oversaw the merger integration activities of Health Net and Foundation Health and supported efforts to obtain a 3-year National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) accreditation for the new firm.

Prior to joining Health Net, Bob was president and chief executive officer of CareAmerica Health Plans, where he was responsible for the growth and profitability of all CareAmerica companies, including CareAmerica's HMO, Life Insurance Company, CareAmerica Michigan, and CareAmerica Compensation. In his 8 years with the organization, he served as senior vice president and general manager of CareAmerica's Medicare services division, as well as vice president of administration.

Previously, Bob was executive vice president and chief operations officer of Health Visions, where he was responsible for the formation and leadership of 2 fully licensed start-up managed care companies in Nevada and Texas.

Bob began his health care career in 1974 at Blue Cross of California, where he served for more than 13 years in a number of management positions.

Bob has also served as member of the board of the California Association of Health Plans and the board of directors for the American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations.

Bob earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from California State University, Northridge as well as an MBA from Pepperdine University. He has a Fellow, Life Management Institute designation.