Stephen Cooper has more than 35 years of experience in government and government relations, representing large corporations such as Time Warner, AIG, Boeing, Dupont, Cigna, financial institutions, trade associations, state government, and health care plans and health care providers. Over the years Mr. Cooper has represented numerous health plans, purchasers of health care and health plan associations. He is intimately familiar with the myriad of issues confronting health care insurers and providers - from Medicare payment methodologies, the complexity of the individual health care insurance market to HIPAA related issues. Mr. Cooper has extensive experience in politics, working on numerous Congressional campaign committees and a Presidential debate team. For a number of years, Mr. Cooper served on the boards of a rural teaching hospital and is Chairman of the Board of a small nonprofit social service agency in Washington, D.C.