About HLG · Leadership

Built by operators who have scaled these businesses.

HLG started in 2020 as an idea — to integrate every part of a health plan into a single, operator-led platform. The team behind it has built and run these systems at Bank of America Merchant Services, TSYS, NextGen Healthcare, Visa, Rectangle Health, and First Data.

2020
HLG founded
8
Operating companies
100+
Years combined leadership
What we believe

An operator's view of healthcare infrastructure.

Operator-led

Built and run by people who have scaled these systems at Bank of America Merchant Services, TSYS, Visa, NextGen, Rectangle Health, and First Data.

Integrated by design

Plan, admin, care, payments, and commercial coverage in one stack — not stitched together by vendors.

Bank-custodied & compliant

Segregated FBO accounts, ERISA-aligned fiduciary structure, HIPAA and SOC 2 controls across the platform.

Building toward public

Live across eight operating companies today, preparing for a private raise and a public offering.

Founding story

2020. An idea worth integrating.

2006
The first claims engine

Bill McClure builds the original claims adjudication system that would become the core of HLG, written between 2006 and 2010.

2020
An idea worth integrating

HLG founded with a thesis: payments, plan administration, captive insurance, practice management, and direct care belong in one operator-led system.

2022
Operators assembled

Leadership recruited from NextGen, TSYS, Visa, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Bank of America Merchant Services — people who had built these businesses before.

2024
Eight companies, one rail

Platform live across eight operating companies — health plan, TPA, direct care, payments, captive, commercial — running on shared infrastructure.

Leadership team

The operators behind HLG.

William A. ("Bill") McClure
William A. ("Bill") McClure
Co-Founder & President

Serial healthcare, insurance, and technology entrepreneur with 20+ years of operating experience. Built HLG's claims adjudication system between 2006 and 2010. County Commissioner, St. Johns County, Florida. Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program.

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Phil Krivacek
Phil Krivacek
Co-Founder (PayGate) & Chief Strategy Officer

25+ years across payments and financial services. Former senior executive at Bank of America Merchant Services, First Data, and Central Payment (TSYS). Co-founded Indeflex Payments.

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Ixiim Flores
Ixiim Flores
Chief Commercial Officer

28+ years in payments and fintech. Former Head of Strategy at Visa (US Acquiring and Enablement). Former EVP at SpotOn. Senior leadership at Bank of America Merchant Services and Wells Fargo. ETA CPP. Wharton School of Business Digital Payments Catalyst.

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Micah Shawn
Micah Shawn
Chief Revenue Officer

25+ years across FinTech and healthcare SaaS. Former EVP Sales at PatientPay. Leadership roles at Rectangle Health, First Data (Fiserv), Bank of America Merchant Services, and Apple. Yale School of Management Executive Excellence Program.

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Samantha Gilbert
Samantha Gilbert
VP Operations

Operational leadership across HLG's portfolio companies, coordinating across administration, payments, and member-facing functions.

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Klint Kesto, JD
Klint Kesto, JD
Legal & Government Affairs Advisor

Former three-term Michigan State Representative and Judiciary Committee Chairman. Former prosecutor advising on legal strategy and government affairs.

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Advisory board

Strategic and risk leadership.

Carl Mazzola
Carl Mazzola
Strategic Advisor

30+ years in payments. Former C-suite at TSYS, First Data, and Bank of America Merchant Services. Former Chief Strategy Officer at Boost Payment Solutions.

Michael Gramz
Michael Gramz
Risk & Compliance Advisor

27+ years in payments risk and compliance. Former Chief Risk Officer at YapStone, Merchant e-Solutions, and Bank of America Merchant Services.

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