Primary Job Title Senior Vice President, Government Affairs and Healthcare Primary Organization WEX Health
Location Weatogue, Connecticut, United States Regions East Coast, New England, Northeastern US Gender Male
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Chris Byrd oversees the daily execution of Evolution1’s business and leads the company’s business development, M&A, and industry and government relations efforts. Chris has over 25 years’ experience in employee benefits and banking. As a founder of Evolution Benefits in 2000, he played a key role in designing the proprietary architecture for
EB’s prepaid benefits card. Previously, Chris focused on finance, strategy, and business development for Value Health and two startup health care companies. He began his career in commercial banking. Chris is a frequent speaker on emerging trends in financial services and benefits and is active in industry and government relations. He is a founder and Vice Chair of SIGIS: Special Interest Group for IIAS Standards and is active in the local community, serving on the Boards of the United Way of Northern and Central Connecticut and Riverfront Recapture Inc., as well as the Economic Development Council of the Metro Hartford Alliance. Chris holds an AB in Economics from Brown University.
