Alec R. Cunningham
Chief Executive Officer

Alec R. Cunningham assumed the role of chief executive officer in December 2009, and brings more than 14 years of experience in managed care program development to his new position.

Mr. Cunningham joined WellCare’s executive team in 2005 as vice president of business development. In that role, he led teams to secure and implement significant new Medicaid contracts in Georgia, Ohio and Hawaii. More recently, Mr. Cunningham has been president of WellCare’s largest operating division, serving Medicare and Medicaid members in Florida and Hawaii. Throughout his time at WellCare, Mr. Cunningham has also played a leadership role in the Company’s government affairs activities.

Prior to joining WellCare, Mr. Cunningham served as vice president of Business Development and Compliance at WellPoint Health Networks, Inc., where he was responsible for developing and managing health care products for state-sponsored programs. Prior to that, Mr. Cunningham worked with the state of Oklahoma, first on the Governor’s staff and then at the Oklahoma  Health Care Authority, where he participated in the development of the state’s Medicaid managed care program. Mr. Cunningham also worked for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to develop and implement a statewide Medicaid managed care program.

He received his undergraduate degree from Oklahoma State University and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

Rex M. Adams
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Rex Adams joined WellCare as the chief operating officer in August 2008. He assumed a newly created position and reports directly to the president and chief executive officer. Mr. Adams is currently responsible for the Company's operating activities, including claims payment, customer service and information systems.

Before joining WellCare, Mr. Adams served as the president and chief executive officer of AT&T East, a division of AT&T Inc. As one of five regional presidents, he was responsible for consumer and business sales and service as well as network operations for the Southern New England Telephone territory.

Mr. Adams joined AT&T following its merger with BellSouth Corporation. During his 12 years of service at BellSouth, he progressed through a number of leadership positions, including president of BellSouth Long Distance during its entry and rapid growth into the competitive long distance industry, and president of Wholesale Services during its implementation of government mandated and monitored operations for competitive local exchange and long distance carriers. He also served in leadership roles as part of Information Technology, Product Development and Management and Corporate Planning and Development.

Prior to joining BellSouth in 1994, Mr. Adams was a consultant at Monitor Company, a strategy-consulting firm that was founded by Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter. While at Monitor Company, Mr. Adams was involved with clients in a number of industries, focusing on cost optimization, process improvements and competitive positioning. He also spent five years in the Unites States Army as an infantry officer, where he was airborne, ranger and air assault.

Mr. Adams is a graduate of the Harvard Business School and the United States Military Academy at West Point. He previously sat on the Board of Trustees for the Yale-New Haven Hospital, one of the nation's premier teaching and research hospitals.

Christina C. Cooper
President, Florida and Hawaii Division 

Chrissie Cooper has served as the President of the Florida and Hawaii Division since December 2009. She joined WellCare in 2006 as Vice President, Finance Operations and was promoted to Region Vice President, Finance in August 2008. In August 2009, Ms. Cooper was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of the Florida and Hawaii Division.

Prior to joining WellCare, Ms. Cooper held several leadership positions at PacifiCare Health Systems from 1999 to 2006, including Regional Vice President, Finance. From 1997 to 1999, she served in a finance capacity at United HealthCare of Colorado.

Ms. Cooper received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Public Administration, Financial Management degrees from the University of Arizona.

Walter W. Cooper
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales

As the senior vice president of Marketing and Sales, Mr. Cooper brings more than 20 years of national and international management experience in multiple industries and disciplines including sales, marketing, manufacturing, operations, technology, human resources, health services and business development.

Mr. Cooper joined WellCare's executive team in 2006 as senior vice president of Strategic Initiatives. His role has evolved over the years to include serving as our corporate leader of Health Services and Human Resources. His current role has him leading our National PDP line of business, Marketing and Sales and Medicare Regulatory Affairs.

Prior to joining WellCare, Mr. Cooper served in senior-level positions with UnitedHealth Group, including positions as senior vice president of United Retiree Solutions and vice president of Marketing and Product for Specialized Care Services. Earlier in his career, Mr. Cooper served in a variety of key, strategic positions at Jostens, including general manager of an international start-up operation in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. While at Jostens, he was responsible for North American Marketing, including Canada, and served as a thought leader of a newly created go-to-market strategy. Prior to Jostens, Mr. Cooper worked for eight years with Bausch & Lomb as general manager of their international operations and many other key strategic roles.

He received both his Mechanical Engineering Bachelor of Science and his Master of Business Administration from Gannon University.

Michael Cotton
President, South Division

Michael Cotton is the president of WellCare's South Division and was also responsible for leading the Company's market expansion efforts in Ohio.

Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Cotton was world wide partner and managing director for Mercer Human Resources Consulting from October 2001 to December 2005. Before joining Mercer, Mr. Cotton was president and chief executive officer of Mid-Valley CareNet, a physician hospital organization, from November 1998 to October 2001.

Mr. Cotton attended the Ohio State University and received his undergraduate degree from Franklin University and his Master of Business Administration from Cleveland State University.

Scott D. Law
Senior Vice President, Health Care Delivery

Scott Law joined WellCare as the senior vice president of Health Care Delivery in October 2009. Mr. Law reports directly to the president and chief executive officer and is responsible for pharmacy, quality management, care management and network management functions.

Mr. Law brings 20 years experience in health care. Prior to joining WellCare, Mr. Law served as the national healthcare delivery officer for Health Net, Inc., where he was responsible for enterprise-wide medical management, medical/clinical programs and integration, clinical operations, quality and medical policy. His experience includes roles with CIGNA Corporation, Humana and several Florida hospitals.

Mr. Law is a graduate of the Executive Development Program, Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. He earned his Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Health Services Management from Florida Tech and a Bachelor of Science, Business Management from the University of South Florida in Tampa.

Dan Parietti
President, North Division

Dan Parietti is the president of WellCare's North Division with responsibility over operational groups throughout New York, Ohio, New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. He first joined WellCare as the vice president of WellCare's New York plans and served as chief operating officer of those plans in 2004. He was then promoted to president of WellCare's New York plans in 2005.

Mr. Parietti holds more than 12 years of experience in the managed care industry. Prior to joining WellCare, he served as the chief operating officer for La Cruz Azul de Puerto Rico, a 500,000-member health plan with commercial and Medicaid membership throughout the island. Previously, as a vice president at Health Net, Inc., Mr. Parietti had matrix responsibility for building and maintaining the national health care delivery system for a managed care company with over 5 million members. Mr. Parietti also worked for Humana in several market locations and at its headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky. In his final assignment with Humana, he served as associate executive director for Humana of Puerto Rico. This role allowed him to leverage Humana’s stateside expertise and operations to improve and expand Humana of Puerto Rico.

Mr. Parietti’s education includes a bachelor's degree in computer science from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a Master of Business Administration from George Mason University.

Timothy S. Susanin
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Timothy S. Susanin has served as WellCare’s senior vice president, general counsel and secretary since June 2009. He first joined WellCare in November 2008 as vice president and chief counsel—dispute management.

Prior to joining WellCare, Mr. Susanin was with the Gibbons law firm from 2001 to October 2008, first as counsel and then as partner. Mr. Susanin was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1992 to 1998 and an Associate Independent Counsel on the Whitewater investigation from 1998 to 2000. He also served in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps from 1988 to 1992.

Mr. Susanin received his undergraduate degree in history, with departmental honors, from Franklin & Marshall College and his Juris Doctorate from the Villanova University School of Law.

Thomas Tran joined WellCare as the senior vice president and chief financial officer in July 2008. In this role, Mr. Tran is responsible for the Company’s financial activities, including financial and performance management, capital strategy and planning, investor relations and investment management.

Prior to joining WellCare, Mr. Tran held senior financial positions in Fortune 500, middle market and entrepreneurial environments. Most recently, he served as president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer for health care management services provider CareGuide, Inc. Previously, Mr. Tran served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Uniprise, one of the principal operating businesses of UnitedHealth Group that manages health care benefits programs for employers, as well as senior vice president and chief financial officer at ConnectiCare Inc., a health maintenance organization based in Connecticut. Additionally, Mr. Tran held senior-level positions as the chief financial officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts and vice president of finance and controller of CIGNA HealthCare.

Mr. Tran earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Seton Hall University, and he holds a Master of Business Administration in finance from New York University.