Mr. John Pappajohn is the sole owner of Pappajohn Capital Resources and President of Equity Dynamics Inc., Halkis Ltd., and Fleming Centre Ltd. Mr. Pappajohn was the founder of Guardsman Life Insurance Company in Des Moines, Iowa. He served as the Chairman of Guardsman Life Insurance Company from 1962 - 1969. In 1969, Mr. Pappajohn organized Equity Dynamic Inc. and Pappajohn Capital Resources, a well know venture capital fund on Wall Street. Mr. Pappajohn currently is on the Board of Directors at Allion Healthcare, Radiologix Inc., PACE Healthcare Inc., Logisticare, MC Informatics and Patient Infosystems Inc. Mr. Pappajohn holds a B.A. degree from the University of Iowa. He belongs to the Society for the Advancement of Management, the National Association of Corporate Directors and the Society of Financial Analysts. Mr. Pappajohn and his wife, Mary, have made many generous contributions to philanthropic events including the University of Iowa.
Some of Mr. Pappajohn's career highlights are:
* Served as director in over 40 public companies and many private companies as well * Recipient of the Horatio Alger Award * Award Iowa Business Leader of the Year in 1992 * Inducted into the Iowa Business Hall of Fame * Received the Beta Gamma Sigma Medallion for Entrepreneur of the Year in 1997 * Appointed by Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush to the Advisory Board for the J.F. Kennedy Center * Leadership 100 Board of Directors
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