Reporting to Chief Financial Officer Heidi Kunz, Cymerys will lead
the department that provides quantitative analytical support to a broad array
of departments and business units within Blue Shield. In this capacity, Cymerys
was responsible for pricing and underwriting of 3 million member commercial
HMO, POS and PPO plans and the benefit pricing and actuarial support for
Medicare+Choice products covering 700,000 members.
"Ed is an innovative and effective executive with a depth of industry
expertise and history of high performance," said Kunz.3 million members , 4,500 employees and more than
20 office locations throughout California. Contact your local agent or broker
for more information about Blue Shield products and services, or visit the
Blue Shield website at http://www. Television star Kwame Jackson --
the first runner-up from the inaugural season of NBC's "The Apprentice" --
will be the distinguished guest speaker Tuesday, Feb.
Jackson continues to leverage his reality TV fame and celebrity capital to
begin pursuing business opportunities .

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"His strategic vision
and leadership will be instrumental in supporting Blue Shield 's business
objectives.

'Apprentice' Runner-Up Kwame Jackson Makes History as First African American To Speak at The London School of Economics Feb. 15th

15th at the prestigious
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the United Kingdom. The development will include homes, offices ,
restaurants and stores.

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Cymerys comes to Blue Shield with extensive experience in the health care
industry, having spent over 20 years in the California marketplace with a
focus on actuarial , pricing and underwriting."
Cymerys received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the
University of Vermont and is a current fellow of the Society of Actuaries.

Founded in 1939, Blue Shield of California is one of the state's leading
health care companies.com.pippen@blueshieldca .S. While Jackson was the runner up, he has since become one of
reality TV's highest-paid and most sought after speakers. He is a regular on
the college speaking circuit and has made presentations to several Fortune 500
companies' executives including American Express, PricewaterhouseCoopers and
General Electric. People
magazine named him one of America's 50 Most Beautiful People for 2004 .

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Cymerys also worked with
Towers Perrin Health Industry Consulting and Aetna Life Insurance as a
consultant and vice president respectively. He
is also a member of the American Academy of Actuaries and the Financial
Solvency Standards Board of the California Department of Managed Health Care.mylifepath .com

Jackson is the first African American to be hosted by the LSE Student Union
Business Society, known for its outstanding reputation of academic excellence.
Jackson resigned from his job at the prestigious Goldman Sachs to pursue
"The Apprentice" show opportunity where some 40 million Americans watched the
show's finale.
More than 40,000 people visit his website, http://www .kwamejackson.com,
monthly.
Versions of the Apprentice will debut in several countries around the
world.

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Edward Cymerys Named Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary for Blue Shield of California

Prior to joining Blue Shield,
Cymerys served in various roles with PacifiCare Health Systems including
senior vice president of pricing and underwriting. WASHINGTON, U.
Jackson, who along with two business partners, has started his own
development company, Legacy Holdings LLC, will speak to the LSE Business
Society about entrepreneurship, globalization and commercial diplomacy . After
his presentation, Jackson is scheduled to meet with members of the British
Parliament and various London media outlets. His knowledge, professionalism and steady charm, distinguished
him from the crowd vying to win a position on billionaire developer Donald
Trump's staff.8 billion mixed -used real
estate development called Rosewood located on 500 acres just outside of his
native Washington , D.C.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Blue Shield of California today
announced the appointment of Edward Cymerys as senior vice president and chief
actuary. Headquartered in San Francisco, the not-for-profit
corporation has more than 3.

Stephan Pippen
Media Relations Consultant
Blue Shield of California
(415) 229-5366
stephan. Legacy Holdings -- founded with
business partners Dave Smith and Erik Moses -- announced their plan last fall
to partner with two other firms on an estimated $3. He has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers including:
Fortune, Money, Entrepreneur , Black Enterprise, Vanity Fair, The Washington
Post, New York Times and the Wall Street Journal among others.