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Mark Van Elden

President & CEO
ACEC Life/Health Trust

Mark Van Elden is the President and CEO of the ACEC Life/Health Trust, an Association Health Plan that has been providing employee benefits to ACEC member firms for over 60 years. The Trust is governed by a board of trustees who are principles of ACEC member firms.

Mark is a Certified Public Accountant with an 18 year career working in non-profit health insurance companies. Prior to the Trust, he was the Chief Financial Officer of a large regional health insurance company in Houston, Texas and spent six years as a board member and Finance Committee Chair of a non-profit Healthcare facility providing critical healthcare to an underserved population in Houston, Texas.

Mark is passionate about transforming the current employer-based health insurance system. During his time at the Trust, the it has consistently renewed over 90 percent of the groups participating in the Trust, kept premiums below national trends, and implemented pilot programs seeking ways to lower costs and improve quality for ACEC member firms.

Sessions

General Session & ACEC/PAC Sweepstakes Drawing

Featuring Gary Raba, Dan Larson, Diana O’Lare, Daphne Bryant, Brian E. Hill, MD, Mark Van Elden, John Donatelli at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, May 5th.

This General Session brings together timely perspective, industry insight, and forward-looking ideas that speak directly to the challenges and opportunities facing engineering firm leaders today. The program will open with Incoming Chair Dan Larson, who will set the stage with his vision and leadership priorities for the year ahead, offering a clear direction for the…