Mr. Sansone recently retired as Managing Director of Alvarez & Marsal, a global professional services firm specializing in performance improvement for large, high profile businesses, where he served as Chairman of the firm’s Healthcare Industry Group, which he founded in 2004.

For more than 25 years, he has led efforts to optimize the performance of healthcare companies. Mr. Sansone served as interim Chief Executive Officer of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, the largest non-profit home and community-based health care organization in the United States, from November 2014 to December 2016. Prior to that he served in various executive roles at numerous healthcare companies. His prior experience in the senior housing industry includes having served as Chief Restructuring Officer and a member of the Board of Erickson Retirement Communities and as a senior consultant to Sunrise Senior Living. Mr. Sansone has served on the Board of Directors of Magellan Health, Inc., since March 2019 and previously served on the Board of Directors of Civitas Solutions, Inc., from 2009 until its acquisition in March 2019. He also serves and has served on the Boards of Directors of numerous investor-owned and not-for-profit companies, primarily in the healthcare industry.

Mr. Sansone received a bachelor’s degree in economics from the State University of New York at Albany.

 

Jorge Rico is a Co-Founding Partner of MBF and has served as a Managing Partner of the firm since they first opened their doors. He directs MBF’s development and manages all aspects of MBF’s investment activities.

In addition to Carisk Partners, Mr. Rico has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Navarro Discount Pharmacies, Nutri-Force Nutrition, Simply Healthcare Holdings, Medical Specialties Distributors, Suncrest Healthcare and is also currently a member of the Board of Directors of E-Mindful He is also a member of the Board of Trustees at St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida.

Prior to joining MBF, Mr. Rico was the Chief Operating Officer of Ramsay Health Care, Inc. (NASDAQ: RHCI), a publicly held psychiatric hospital company. Mr. Rico joined RHCI in 1997, and was a key member of the team that assumed management control of RHCI. At the time, RHCI had cumulative net losses of $39 million during the prior four years and was in default on its debt. After developing and implementing a turnaround strategy, management led the company to 17 consecutive quarters of growth and profitability prior to selling to Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: PSYS), the largest psychiatric hospital company at the time. He remained with PSYS for one year to assist with the integration and was the President of the largest division of PSYS during that time. Prior to joining RHCI, Mr. Rico was Executive Vice President of Administration and a key member of the management team of Ramsay-HMO, Inc. (NYSE: RMO), the second largest publicly held HMO in Florida during the early 1990’s.

Marcio Cabrera is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of MBF Healthcare Partners. Mr. Cabrera was also Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Simply Healthcare Holdings, Inc., an MBF portfolio company. Under his leadership, Mr. Cabrera and his team grew Simply Healthcare from a start-up, one-county Medicaid plan to a multi-product, statewide, managed care organization with over $1B in revenues and over 800 employees in less than five years of operation.

In addition to Carisk Partners, Mr. Cabrera has also served on numerous boards, including Navarro Discount Pharmacies, Nutri-Force Nutrition, Simply Healthcare Holdings, Medical Specialties Distributors and Atlantic Dental. Mr. Cabrera is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Strategic Health Services and the Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba.

Mr. Cabrera’s background includes over 25 years of progressively responsible positions in various healthcare companies. Prior to MBF, Mr. Cabrera was Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Secretary of Ramsay Health Care, Inc. (NASDAQ: RHCI), a publicly held psychiatric hospital company. During his tenure at RHCI, he was a key member of the management team that developed and executed the strategy that led to the turnaround of the Company and the eventual sale to Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSYS). Prior to RHCI, he was Executive Vice President and Vice President of Finance of Ramsay-HMO, Inc. (NYSE: RMO). He was a key member of the management team that developed and implemented the strategy that led to the successful statewide expansion. Prior to RMO, he held various positions at Deloitte & Touche, including Lead Manager for the firm’s largest client in the Southeastern United States.

Joseph Berardo, Jr. has a successful, long track record of building highly motivated teams driving substantial growth in the healthcare service marketplace. He currently serves as CEO of Carisk Partners, formerly Concordia Care, Inc. and a MBF Healthcare Partners Por????olio Company. Carisk focuses on the coordination and risk transfer of complex cases in the casualty and group health marketplaces. Using a foundation grounded in behavioral health and addiction expertise, Carisk applies a bio-psychosocial approach to creating “Pathways 2 Recovery” for all types of large loss claims. In addition, the company operates managed behavioral health programs for commercial, self-insured, Medicare, Medicaid and other government-sponsored program insurers and plan sponsors. Mr. Berardo also serves on the Board, and is an investor in, the Brighton Health Group as a result of Brighton’s acquisition of MagnaCare in January 2014. He had served as CEO of MagnaCare for 8+ years before transitioning to Non-Executive Chairman in January 2016. Mr. Berardo originally joined MagnaCare as Vice President of Sales and Marketing in January 2003. He took over as President in June 2005 and added the role of CEO in September 2007. Mr. Berardo started his career in healthcare services with U.S. Healthcare in 1990. He subsequently held leadership positions at Mount Sinai Health System, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Multiplan. A former Crain’s NY Business “40 under 40” and NJBIZ “Power 50 in Health Care,” Mr. Berardo has authored numerous articles related to health plan strategies for carriers, providers, employers and advisors. Mr. Berardo has successfully partnered with multiple Private Equity firms over the past 18 years, including Saunders Karp and McGrue, Apax Partners, HIG Capital, and Goldman Sachs. Mr. Berardo currently resides in Jupiter, FL. He and his wife, Alyssa, have been active in multiple charitable endeavors over the years. Mr. Berardo has also supported the various sports programs in which his four children, Tyler, Madison, Grant and Jonathan, have participated. Mr. Berardo holds a BA in Economics from Rutgers University.

Mr. Loffredo has over three decades of experience in building and delivering innovated business solutions for those with a vested interest in Healthcare and Workers’ Compensation. He is well known throughout the Workers’ Compensation managed care industry. Mr. Loffredo currently serves as a member of the board, investor and senior advisor to the management team at Carisk Partners. Previously, Mr. Loffredo has served as CEO of ExamWorks Clinical Solutions, Principle and CEO of Abilities Network Services and MedAllocators, Senior Vice President of Coventry Workers’ Compensation Services, and Senior Vice President of Concentra. Mr. Loffredo holds advanced degrees from both Springfield and Assumption Colleges and currently resides in Naples, FL. He remains active in numerous advisory positions and continues to invest in emerging companies with unique offerings that are changing the way both Insurers and those impacted by work related injuries pursue meaningful recovery and success.

Mr. Saladrigas serves as a member of the board. He founded Concordia Behavioral Health, which later became Carisk Partners. He currently serves on the Advisory Committee of MBF Healthcare Partners (Carisk is an MBF Healthcare Partners Portfolio Company). Mr. Saladrigas is also a member of the Board of Directors of Duke Energy. Previously, Mr. Saladrigas co-founded Psych/Care along with his daughter Dr. Elisa Saladrigas as a division of The Vincam Group, Inc., a Professional Employer Organization (PEO). Psych/Care became Florida’s leading independent MBHO. In 1996, he took the company public and by 1998It was named the largest Hispanic-owned company in the U.S. by Hispanic Business. Vincam merged with Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) in March 1999. He has also served on the board of Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and the Hispanic Advisory Board to Frito-Lay and PepsiCo, Inc. Mr. Saladrigas also worked in the HMO industry and held several positions at PepsiCo, Inc., both domestically and overseas. He started his career in public accounting with firms that were considered “Big 8” at the time. Mr. Saladrigas received the Alumnus of Distinction award from the University of Miami, was named Florida Entrepreneur of the Year in 1997, and received the Man of the Year award from the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and the Thomas Carvel Immigrant Entrepreneur Award from the National Immigration Forum. In 2002, the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust named Mr. Saladrigas Top Volunteer Advocate, citing his leadership on ethics and public accountability. Mr. Saladrigas, a CPA and CMA, earned a MBA, with honors, from Harvard University.