Raymond A. August—President and Chief Executive Officer
Raymond August has been our President and Chief Executive Officer since January
2018. Prior to that, Mr. August served as our Chief Operating Officer since
August 2014 and was promoted to the title of President and Chief Operating Officer
in March 2015. Prior to joining Benefitfocus, Mr. August served as the General
Manager of the Computer Sciences Corp. (now DXC Technology Co. (NYSE: DXC)),
or CSC, Financial Services Group since October 2012. Prior to that, from March
2008 to September 2012, he served as CSC’s President of the Financial
Services Group. Since July 2013 he has served as a member of the Executive Advisory
council for Arthur Ventures Private Equity Fund. Mr. August earned a B.S. in
Accounting and Management Science from the University of South Carolina and
is a Certified Public Accountant.
Mason R. Holland, Jr.—Executive Chairman of the Board
Mason Holland, one of our founders, has been our Executive Chairman and a member
of our board of directors since our founding in June 2000. Mr. Holland is responsible
for the coordination of strategic partnerships with industry leaders and client
relations. Mr. Holland founded American Pensions, Inc. in 1988, serving as its
Chairman and President from 1988 to 2003. Mr. Holland’s other ventures
have included establishing Holland Properties, LLC, a real estate development
firm, in 1989, and acquiring Eclipse Aerospace, Inc., a jet aircraft manufacturer,
in May 2009, for which he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until
its merger with Kestrel Aircraft in April 2015 to form ONE Aviation. Mr. Holland
has served as Chairman of ONE Aviation since its formation. Mr. Holland attended
Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
Jonathon E. Dussault—Chief Financial Officer
Jonathon Dussault has been our Chief Financial Officer since August 2017. He
also serves as our Treasurer. Prior to that, since July 2014, Mr. Dussault served
as Senior Vice President and Senior Finance Officer of WEX Health, Inc. (formerly
Evolution1, Inc.), a leading provider of health savings account cloud-based
technology and payment solutions for the healthcare industry and a subsidiary
of global payments processing company, WEX Inc. (NYSE: WEX). Prior to that,
beginning in April 2003, Mr. Dussault served in multiple roles at Evolution1,
most recently as Chief Financial Officer, from December 2011 until its acquisition
by WEX. From April 2003 to July 2010, Mr. Dussault also was Vice President of
Corporate Development at Women’s Health USA, Inc. and, prior to that,
was responsible for financial planning and analysis at Open Solutions, Inc.
Mr. Dussault began his career at Arthur Andersen LLP. He holds a B.S. in accounting
from Babson College and earned his CPA certification in Massachusetts.
James P. Restivo—Chief Technology Officer
James Restivo has been our Chief Technology Officer since January 2016. Prior
to joining Benefitfocus, Mr. Restivo served as Vice President, Chief Technology
Officer of Dodge Data & Analytics LLC beginning in February 2015. From December
2012 to September 2014, Mr. Restivo served as Vice President, Chief Technology
Officer of Smarter Workforce at International Business Machines Corporation,
or IBM (NYSE: IBM). Prior to that, beginning in October 2006, Mr. Restivo served
as Chief Technology Officer of Kenexa Corporation where he managed global public
Human Capital Management R&D, SaaS operations and information security before
the company was purchased by IBM. Mr. Restivo received a B.S. in computer science,
applied mathematics and statistics from Stony Brook University and an M.S. from
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in computer science.
Benefitfocus Inc currently has 1450 employees.
