Meet the Team

JERRY KERTESZ

Partner
Jerry led the National Sales and Account Management teams at Anthem, nurturing partnerships with Castlight, Jiff, Ideo, Vida, Collective Health and national consulting firms to support members with virtual real-time insights into their health and wellness.

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Since 2006, he has:

- Designed, developed and led the largest sales and service organization in the National Account health insurance segment
- Delivered industry leading membership growth for a decade
- Crafted the Anthem Health Guide for Google, which now serves 4.4 million Anthem members
- Created the leading member decision support and engagement platform in the industry
- Launched private health insurance exchanges and developed custom clinical models in partnership with each of the National Consulting firms
- Developed and executed Anthem's go to market strategy with Castlight

Before joining Anthem, Jerry's extensive career includes the following healthcare leadership and technology experience:

- President of four Life Insurance companies
- Sales leadership at Metlife, Cigna and HealthNet
- Healthcare Sales at Channel point, a healthcare technology firm that launched the first health insurance exchange in 1998
- Launched Benefit Solutions Group, a healthcare strategy, actuarial and regulatory compliance consulting practice
- Restructured The Wellness Plan in Detroit resulting in a $21M profit during an 18-month Michigan Department of Insurance receivership

Jerry has five daughters and four grandchildren. He resides in Tucson, AZ with his wife Lisa and dog Thunder.

JEFFREY T. WITTHOFT

Partner
Jeff’s knowledge of innovation and technology has solidified him as a recognized global business lead advisor in IoT, Smart City, 3G, 4G and next-generation wireless world technologies. He has been instrumental in providing smart, efficient and sustainable services, from Smart City to IoT grid connectivity to mobile learning companies in the United States, Mexico, London, China, Japan and Spain.

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Jeff has established teams worldwide that not only create but sustain growth strategies in intensely competitive markets. His creative visions help to support new product development; which continually delivered strong profits for existing products and helped to position start-up products for sustainable growth.

Jeff has been contracted to provide critical insight for several organizations into building cities with long term connectivity plans and strategies that help improve the livability, sustainability and connectivity fabric for its citizens. A few of these organizations are: Qualcomm, Arizona Commerce Authority, Arizona State University, University of Arizona, Google, Thing Worx, Salesforce.com, Smart Cities Council, Apple, IBM, Telecom Council, Pima County Sheriff, City of Tucson, Army, Navy, Marines and the Department of Homeland Security, just to name a few.

Before starting Aircomm Solutions, Jeff held high profile positions at Alltel Communications, Miller Brewing Company, Mintec and Verizon Wireless and most recently Director of Business Development for Libelium in Spain. In addition to volunteering within the local community, Jeff has held several seats on boards and various regional programs and activities such as The Fiesta Bowl, Tucson City Commerce, Foothill’s Chargers, SVH Swim Team.

Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science from Northern Arizona University and studied business at University of Arizona. He lives in Tucson, AZ with his wife and two sons.

ADRIAN STEWART

Partner
Adrian is a globally experienced business leader and innovator. He has worked in over 15 countries around the world, designing, developing and leading breakthrough technologies and health engagement strategies for clients like Anthem in the USA, Adeslas Segur Caixa in Europe, The Federal Government of Mexico and many other clients and partners.

Adrian is currently a lead Advisor for the National Health Agency of India on their Market Access Program (MAP) for Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, the world leading initiative launched by Honorable Prime Minister Jarendra Modi to bring healthcare services coverage to 500 million people in India.

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Adrian also joins his wife Elisa Stewart, who together form an expert advisor, mentor and coach team for large and mid-size US Hospitals and Healthcare systems for improving Patient Engagement and HCAHPS scores and rating. As a multi-cultural family and couple they have also developed cultural agility and sensitization strategies for diversity and equality in healthcare.

Adrian is a globally recognized expert in Population Health and Healthy Living Engagement having designed and implemented some of the largest population health initiatives in the world.

He is a leading innovator in the field of healthcare and works with the leadership teams of emerging and breakthrough technology companies in their go to market strategies and execution.


Adrian, a native Scot, graduated from the University of Edinburgh, Summa Cum Laude with 1st Honors in Engineering and Business, attended Executive Training at London School of Economics under Unilever’s Business Education program and also holds a Masters of Administration from Indiana University, Bloomington.

He is a published and collected artist and lives with his family in Southern California.

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