Jon Kessler HealthEquity CEO Rating

HealthEquity CEO Jon Kessler Bio

Mr. Jon Kessler has been the Chief Executive Officer and President at HealthEquity, Inc. since February 2014. Mr. Kessler founded WageWorks, Inc., in 2000 and served as its Chief Executive Officer for four years. He served in the Administrations of George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Mr. Kessler spent eight years with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C., where he served as Division Director and Tax Specialist, as well as a leader in the development of current commuter benefits law. He leads the WageWorks through the first product launches, sales and early-round funding. Mr. Kessler is a recognized expert in pre-tax benefits law, with extensive experience in designing and implementing customer-centered pre-tax commuter benefits. Before founding WageWorks, he developed commuter benefits and tax treatment of corporate dependent care on behalf of Arthur Andersen. Mr. Kessler adds significant industry experience to an already talented and experienced management team. While at the EPA, he also assisted in writing the transportation provision of the Climate Change Action Plan in 1994. Mr. Kessler joined HealthEquity in early 2009, with a focus on driving the sales and marketing teams to success. Mr. Kessler served as a Senior Economist during the Clinton and Bush (Sr.) administrations and a director in the tax consulting practice at Arthur Andersen LLP. He helped write the legislation that created pre-tax commuter benefits while at the Environmental Protection Agency. Mr. Kessler is a recognized expert in benefits tax law, a principal behind relevant federal legislation and a leader in creating consumer-driven benefits for large, sophisticated companies and public organizations. He helped write current tax law governing commuter benefits and advised lawmakers on major healthcare tax proposals including HSAs, rules authorizing the use of debit cards in health care and proposals to eliminate use-or-lose restrictions on FSAs. As a principal in the tax practice of Arthur Andersen LLP, Mr. Kessler helped leading companies improve the performance of benefit programs. He serves as Board Chairman of health insurance start-up Healthcharge. He served as the Executive Chairman of HealthEquity, Inc. from March 2009 to January 2014. He has been a Director at HealthEquity, Inc. since March 2009. He serves as Director of Redwood Equity Partners, Inc. Mr. Kessler served as the Chairman and member of the Board of Directors at WageWorks since March 2004. In the early 1990's, he served as a Director in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's policy office, where he helped write the U.S. Climate Change Action Plan and staffed the Presidential Advisory Committee on transportation efficiency. Mr. Kessler holds a B.A. from George Washington University in International Affairs and an M.P.P. from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

HealthEquity CEO Jon Kessler At a Glance

The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at HealthEquity.

Based on 71 ratings, Jon Kessler ranks right below Fidelity Investments' CEO, Abigail Johnson.

HealthEquity's CEO is highly regarded by the HR department, employees with 6 to 10 Years experience, and Caucasian employees. However, employees with 3 to 6 Years experience, employees with Over 10 Years experience, and the Operations department have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.