
John P. Ryan
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Ryan has 27 years’ experience in health insurance. He has served as President and CEO for Centene Arkansas Health Plans, which includes QualChoice, since July 2010. His past experience includes St. Vincent Health System, Healthsource and Southeast Medical Alliance. He serves on the Arkansas All Payer Claims Board as an appointee of the Governor, and on the Board of Directors for the CARTI Foundation and the Arkansas Chapter of the American Heart Association and on the Leadership Board for the Arkansas Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He earned his from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri and an MBA from Webster University in St. Louis.

Chris Perry
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Perry has 12 years of healthcare industry experience. He has been with Arkansas Health & Wellness since January 2014, serving first as Senior Director, Finance and later becoming Vice President of Finance in 2016. He was promoted to CFO in January 2020. He has previous experience with Radiology Associates, P.A. and JPMS Cox, a public accounting firm. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. Chris serves as Treasurer and Deacon of Finance for Levy Church of Christ, where he is an active member. He is also a member of the Central Arkansas Christian Schools Development Council.

Jeff Brinsfield
Vice President of Information Systems
In 2012, Mr. Brinsfield joined QualChoice as Vice President of Information Systems. His background is in banking software where he has 14 years of experience. Mr. Brinsfield has managed projects in processing centers in Europe as well as individual banking institutions across the globe. Additionally, he has held key roles in implementation, technical sales support and product management.