Sean S. Smith

Sean S. Smith

Inducted: 2011

BBA in Finance, 1990

Sean is an entrepreneur in the healthcare technology industry co-founding several leading-edge businesses with his twin brother in healthcare cost management and data analytics.

His success at Stratose led to its recapitalization by Parthenon Capital in 2015 and a subsequent merger in 2016 with Premier Health Exchange, Pay-Plus Solutions, and GlobalCare to form Zelis Healthcare. This merger formed the market-leading provider of end-to-end healthcare claims cost
management and payments solutions serving the largest healthcare, dental, and workers’ compensation payers. In 2019, Zelis Healthcare & RedCard merged and was recapitalized with Bain Capital, Parthenon, and the founders making Zelis Healthcare/RedCard the nation’s largest healthcare fintech company with a multibillion-dollar valuation.

Today, Sean spends most of his time furthering the efforts of The Castellan Group. Castellan is an independent investment advisor wholly owned by perpetual charitable trusts. All profits beyond expenses of the firm are donated to charities through the trusts. Castellan exist to partner with ultra-high net worth families as accountable stewards providing outstanding stewardship of all your resources with the goal of simplifying your life and improving your returns.

Sean serves as an active or past board member, founder, advisor, and/or shareholder to: CAHC Ventures, Inc. (Zelis Healthcare/RedCard equity holding company), HealthLink Dimensions, CareLike, Castellan Group, Sterling Investments (the nation’s largest Moe’s Southwester Grill restaurant operator), University of Kentucky Gatton Business School Business Partnership Foundation, YPO Gold Miami member; lifetime member of the University of Kentucky alumni association, former member on the Board of Councilors for the Carter Center, former EO Atlanta Chapter President and member, and a former TEC member.