Notes from our expert team.

We’re thrilled to welcome Erin Chisdak to the Nava team as our newest Partner. With over a decade of experience spanning benefits consulting and insurance, Erin is an expert in helping small to midsize businesses choose and use the best plans for their unique needs. Read on to learn more about Erin.

Meet Maddie Meyers, People Operations Generalist at Nava. In her role, she helps make Nava an incredible place to work; A place where all employees feel safe, understood, and empowered, from the hiring process and throughout the full entire Nava experience. Read on to learn more about Maddie’s career (both in People Ops and as an actor), the mantra that keeps her going, and her favorite thing about working at Nava.

Meet Alex Cozort, Field Marketing Manager at Nava. In her role she partners with our sales and revenue teams to produce high-quality marketing campaigns and sales enablement initiatives that seek to empower and celebrate HR leaders. Read on to learn more about Alex’s career pre-Nava, how she’s turned asking questions into growth opportunities, and her favorite part about working from home.

Nava is thrilled to welcome Chris Renzulli as our newest partner. After over a decade as a benefits broker in the state of California, Chris brings a wealth of experience and perspective on building innovative plans for employers of all sizes. Read on to learn more about Chris and why he joined Nava.

"We're operating from a first principle approach in an industry that can be overly complex. We're building our company and offering starting from the simple question: 'How can we create a better benefits brokerage for all parties?'"

"Nothing would make me happier than to have meetings with future clients and hear them say 'wow, you don't sound like every other broker.' That validation means that we're onto something special, and able to deliver an offering that responds to what HR leaders actually want and need."

"We are the same country that put a man on the moon, created the internet, and resurrected Tupac as a hologram to perform at Coachella. We can figure out how to deliver the best healthcare in the world at the best price."

"I’m very optimistic for the future of healthcare because I’ve seen up-close a lot of amazing companies and products being built today."

"My interest in healthcare came from a passion for serving others and being able to have a meaningful impact on someone's life during one of their most vulnerable and emotional moments."

The benefits brokerage industry has been stuck in the same hamster wheel for years. I want Nava to create a new brokerage model that vastly improves outcomes for employers and their employees, and one that will change the market.

"Many firms focus exclusively on cost savings, and while that's a critical metric, focusing on it alone means you're not tracking how your plans are affecting its core users: your employees."

"After working with benefits brokers my entire career, what I find most interesting is how much human capital and relationships matter."