Founder and Principal Consultant, Headstorms, Inc.
Nathan is a small business owner in the field of information technology as well as a long-time advocate for health care reform.
After graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Electrical Engineering, Nathan immediately began a career in network and security engineering on the east coast. He traveled to Denver in 1998 as part of an elite team that would design and implement Qwest's initial global data network and enhanced service platform. In 2000, he joined others on the ground floor of building a global managed network and information security company. Responsibilities as principal architect included network design, systems integration, vendor evaluation & testing, user interface and web portal development, and more.
Personal family crisis that came in 2003 with the birth of his son, who had an expensive chronic illness, plunged Nathan and his wife into the world of health care reform. Despite having excellent coverage at the time, changes resulting from the cost of his son's care included reduced benefits, increased deductibles and out-of-pocket costs, and a $1 million lifetime cap. Personal advocacy soon became community advocacy, as Nathan and his wife also began speaking out and helping others in similar situations.
In 2006, Nathan began researching the entire realm of small group health insurance coverage as a means to cover and protect his family. Then, in 2008, with the re-introduction of modified community rating in Colorado, Nathan started his own small consulting business and began purchasing health insurance in the small group market.
In addition to his professional career and advocacy efforts, Nathan has held many leadership roles in nonprofit & volunteer organizations since the early age of 15, when he first received extensive training in parliamentary procedure and board governance. Most recently, Nathan has served as a Past President of the Hemophilia Society of Colorado and Vice President of Health Care for All Colorado Foundation. In addition, Nathan was a member of the Business Task Force to the 208 Commission and is currently on the All Payer Claims Database Advisory Committee.