People: Health Net Inc (HNT.N)

Mr. Jay M. Gellert is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Health Net, Inc. He has served as Company's director since February 1999 and has served as Company's President and Chief Executive Officer since August 1998. Mr. Gellert has been a director of Ventas, Inc., a NYSE-listed company, since August 2001. Mr. Gellert also is currently a member of the Board of Directors of America’s Health Insurance Plans, a national association representing over one thousand health insurance companies. Previously, Mr. Gellert served as Company's President and Chief Operating Officer from May 1997 until August 1998. From April 1997 to May 1997, Mr. Gellert served as Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Gellert served as President and Chief Operating Officer of HSI from June 1996 until March 1997. He served on the Board of Directors of HSI from June 1996 to April 1997. Prior to joining HSI, Mr. Gellert directed Shattuck Hammond Partners Inc.’s strategic advisory engagements in the area of integrated delivery systems development, managed care network formation and physician group practice integration. Prior to joining Shattuck Hammond Partners Inc., Mr. Gellert was an independent consultant, and from 1988 to 1991, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bay Pacific Health Corporation. From 1985 to 1988, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for California Healthcare System.