James D. Watt

James D. Watt is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of EBS. EBS was established for the purpose of providing Health & Welfare and Retirement consulting solutions to its clients that measurably improve a company's ability to execute its business strategy, compete and win. Jim joined EBS at its founding in 1995.

He has 19 years of experience in the design, communication, administration and the funding of employee benefit plans. Jim's experiences have involved many Fortune 1,000 Corporations. During his career, he has completed numerous strategy design projects and consulting on group health and welfare plans, self-funded and VEBA trust funded plans, various forms of managed care health plans, ERISA and regulatory compliance, post retirement and post employment benefits, employee communications and plan administration. His primary responsibilities include the management of the firm and oversight of client engagements.

Previously, Jim was a Senior Account Executive of CIGNA Healthcare in Sales and Marketing in Los Angeles, California. In October 1993, he was instrumental in engineering the development of the first market based Health Insurance Purchasing Cooperative (HIPC).

Jim is a past and frequent speaker at seminars sponsored by HR Houston, Houston Business Group on Health (HBGH) and other industry related forums. Jim is a thought leader and the "voice" of healthcare issues in Texas. He has been frequently quoted in the Houston Chronicle, The Houston Business Journal, and Market News.

Jim is also the former Director of the Employee Benefit Planning Association of Los Angeles and is a graduate of the Boston University School of Management, receiving his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1985.

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