Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> January 29, 2001

John Pergande – Inspire Insurance Solutions (nspr)

JOHN PERGANDE is the Chairman and CEO of INSpire Insurance Solutions. He is also the Managing Director of Buena Ventures Associates (BVA), an early-stage venture capital partnership. BVA is backed by Sid R. Bass and has been an investor in INSpire since October of 1999. BVA currently owns 12.2% of INSpire. Mr. Pergande also serves on the boards of InsureZone, Lexica, Tradecast, Single Source Communications, and Xactimed. Prior to founding BVA, Mr. Pergande was Chairman and CFO of Pyramid Services, a developer of insurance claims processing software. Mr. Pergande has also held various positions at Electronic Data Systems, Citibank, and Spear Leeds & Kellogg. Mr. Pergande earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Political Science from Yale University and an MBA from Northwestern University. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a brief overview of INSpire Insurance Solutions?

Mr. Pergande: INSpire is a leader in business process outsourcing

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