Board of Directors

Jon Kessler has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since February 2014 and as a director since March 2009. From March 2009 through January 2014, he served as our Executive Chairman. Mr. Kessler has also served as the Chairman of Healthcharge Inc. since 2008. Prior to joining HealthEquity, Mr. Kessler founded WageWorks, Inc. (NYSE: WAGE), a provider of tax-advantaged programs for consumer-centric health, commuter and other employee spending account benefits, serving as Chief Executive Officer of that company from 2000 to 2007. Prior to founding WageWorks, Inc., Mr. Kessler was a benefits taxation specialist at Arthur Andersen, LLP and, prior to that, he was a senior economist in Washington, D.C. specializing in employee benefits and environmental taxation during the Clinton and Bush (Sr.) administrations. 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. The board of directors believes that Mr. Kessler’s experience in the tax-advantaged consumer-benefits industry, his background as a chief executive officer, and his training as a tax specialist qualify him to serve on our board of directors.

Robert W. Selander has served as chairman and a member of our board of directors since September 2015. Mr. Selander began his career at Citibank in 1974 where, during his 20 year tenure, he held numerous leadership positions, including managing Citibank's Consumer Financial Services business in the United States, Brazil, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. In 1994 Mr. Selander joined MasterCard International, where he served as the President of MasterCard's Europe, Middle East, Africa and Canada regions until his appointment in 1997 as President and CEO. In addition, Mr. Selander served as President and CEO of MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) from 1997 until 2010. Mr. Selander served as a director of the Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG) from 1998 to 2008, MasterCard Incorporated from 2002 until 2010, and MasterCard International from 1997 until 2010. Mr. Selander currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Fidelity Equity and High Income Funds and as a director of The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU). Mr. Selander holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University. The board of directors believes that Mr. Selander's extensive business experience and his background as a president and chief executive officer of a publicly traded company qualify him to serve on our board of directors.

Stephen D. Neeleman, M.D. founded HealthEquity in 2002 and has served as our Vice Chairman since February 2014, having previously served as our President and Chief Executive Officer from November 2002 through January 2014 and as a director since November 2002. Dr. Neeleman is a board certified general surgeon and has been practicing for the past 11 years, currently for Intermountain Healthcare at American Fork Hospital in Utah. Dr. Neeleman is the co-author of The Complete HSA Guidebook—How to Make Health Savings Accounts Work for You and a contributor to Dr. Clayton M. Christensen’s The Innovator’s Prescription—A Disruptive Solution for Health Care. While on faculty at the University of Arizona Department of Surgery, Dr. Neeleman lobbied the U.S. Congress for the initial passage of HSAs. Prior to attending medical school, Dr. Neeleman worked as a senior manager for Morris Air (later acquired by Southwest Airlines). He serves on the America’s Health Insurance Plans’ HSA Leadership Council. Dr. Neeleman holds a B.A. from Utah State University and an M.D. from the University of Utah, and completed his surgical residency at the University of Arizona. The board of directors believes that Dr. Neeleman’s experience in the healthcare industry as a medical doctor, his expertise in the history, development and administration of HSAs, and his extensive knowledge of our company as its founder qualify him to serve on our board of directors.

Mr. Black was the Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDRX) from December 2012 – May 2022, as well as President from December 2012 to October 2015, and a member of the Allscripts board of directors from April 2012 to June 2022. Prior to joining Allscripts, Mr. Black served in various executive positions at Cerner Corporation for thirteen years, ending as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Cerner Corporation, Mr. Black spent 12 years in a variety of leadership positions in sales, product marketing and professional services at International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM). Mr. Black currently serves on two nonprofit boards. Mr. Black has previously served on multiple publicly traded, private company and nonprofit boards of directors for companies in the healthcare information technology, patient monitoring, healthcare services, health care delivery, healthcare device and consumer internet marketing industries. Mr. Black holds a B.S. in Agriculture from Iowa State University and an M.B.A. in Industrial Relations from the University of Iowa.

Adrian Dillon has served as a member of our board of directors since September 2016. Mr. Dillon has served as Chairman of the Board of WNS Holdings Ltd since 2014 and as a member of the board since 2012. He has also served as a member of the board of directors and Chair of the Audit and Finance Committees of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., a specialty retailer of high-quality home products, since 2005. He previously served as a member of the board of directors and Chair of the Audit Committee of Wonga.com, an Internet banking company from 2013 to 2015. He was a member of the board and Chair of the Audit Committee at NDS, a leading global provider of end-to-end software solutions to the pay-television industry when the company was acquired by Cisco in 2012. Throughout his career, Mr. Dillon has held key finance roles, including Chief Financial and Administrative Officer at Skype Ltd., EVP, Finance and Administration and CFO of Agilent Technologies and EVP and Chief Financial and Planning Officer of Eaton Corporation. He is a past Chairman and member of The Conference Board Council of Financial Executives. Mr. Dillon graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Amherst College. The board of directors believes that Mr. Dillon’s extensive finance experience and leadership background qualifies him to serve as a member of our board of directors.

Evelyn Dilsaver has served as a member of our board of directors since August 2014. Ms. Dilsaver was formerly a member of The Charles Schwab Corporation from December 1991 until her retirement in September 2007. During her tenure at The Charles Schwab Corporation, Ms. Dilsaver held various senior management positions within the organization, including Executive Vice President (The Charles Schwab Corporation) and President and Chief Executive Officer (Charles Schwab Investment Management). Prior to becoming President and Chief Executive Officer of Charles Schwab Investment Management, from July 2003 to July 2004, Ms. Dilsaver held the position of Senior Vice President, Asset Management Products and Services. Ms. Dilsaver is a member of the board of directors and chair of the audit committee of the publicly traded company Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (NYSE: TPX) and is a member of the board of directors and nominating and governance committee and chair of the audit committee of the publicly traded company Aéropostale Inc. (NYSE: ARO). In the past five years, Ms. Dilsaver has also served as a director of HighMark Funds, Russell Exchange Traded Funds, Longs Drug Stores Corp. and Tamalpais Bancorp. She is also a member of the board of directors of a privately held corporation. Ms. Dilsaver holds a B.S. in Accounting from California State University, East Bay, and is a Certified Public Accountant. The board of directors believes that Ms. Dilsaver's extensive financial industry experience and her background as a chief executive officer qualifies her to serve as a member of our board of directors.

Debra McCowan has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2018. Ms. McCowan has served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer of Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EQIX), a global interconnection and data center company, since 2013. Prior to joining Equinix, Ms. McCowan was the co-founder and partner at Accelerance, Inc. from October 2011 to October 2013, where she provided organizational and systems change strategy consulting services, including leadership development and executive coaching. Ms. McCowan also served as Vice President of Worldwide Human Resources for Avago Technologies U.S. Inc. from January 2007 to July 2011, and Vice President of Human Resources for Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., from July 2005 to January 2006. Ms. McCowan graduated with a post graduate degree in Human Resources and Industrial Relations Management from the University of Melbourne and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from La Trobe University in Australia.

Mr. Parker has served as a member of the board of directors since December 2020. Mr. Parker currently serves as a member of the board of directors for Kemper Corporation (NYSE: KMPR), a specialized insurance company, and served as Chief Executive Officer for USAA from 2015 until his retirement in February 2020. He spent more than 21 years with USAA in roles including Chief Operating Officer (2014 – 2015), Chief Financial Officer (2012 – 2014), President of the Property & Casualty Insurance Group (2007 – 2012), and President of Financial Planning Services (2004 -2007). He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Valdosta State University and an MBA from St. Mary’s University. Mr. Parker is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force ROTC program and served in the U.S. Air Force for nearly 10 years, including service in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.