NCPA Board of Directors
 | Pete du Pont Pete du Pont is a regular columnist on www.opinionjournal.com, the editorial page website of The Wall Street Journal. Entitled, Outside the Box, du Pont's columns discuss current public policy and political matters. |
 | John C. Goodman, President, NCPA, Kellye Wright Fellow John C. Goodman is NCPA president and CEO of the National Center for Policy Analysis. The Wall Street Journal and the National Journal, among other publications, have called him the "Father of Health Savings Accounts," and the Media Research Center credits him, along with former Sen. Phil Gramm and columnist Bill Kristol with playing the pivotal role in the defeat of the Clinton Administration's plan to overhaul the U.S. health care system. |
 | W. Mike Baggett, Esq., Chairman Emeritus, Winstead PC W. Mike Baggett has been Chairman and CEO of the law firm of Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C. since 1992. The firm has more than 300 attorneys in 7 cities. |
 | Don A. Buchholz, Chairman of the Board, SWS Group, Inc. Don A. Buchholz is Chairman of the Board of Directors of SWS Group, Inc., a publicly-owned holding company with subsidiaries engaged in providing securities clearing, securities brokerage, investment banking and investment advisory services. |
 | Gen. Tommy Franks, US Army-ret. Tommy Franks was born in Wynnewood (pronounced "Winnywood") Oklahoma and grew up in Midland, Texas where he graduated from Robert E. Lee High School one year ahead of First Lady Laura Bush. |
 | William J. Gedwed, Vice-Chairman, HealthMarkets® William J. Gedwed serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of HealthMarkets®. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of HealthMarkets since July 1, 2003. He has served as a Director of the Company since June 2000 and is a member of the Executive and Nominating Committees of the Board of Directors. |
 | John Victor Lattimore, Jr., President and Chairman of the Board, Lattimore Properties, Inc. Victor Lattimore is president and chairman of the board of Lattimore Properties, Inc (LPI). Lattimore Properties is the General Partner of Lattimore Materials, L.P.(LMC), Lattimore Management, L.P., Stringtown, L.P., and East Cape Development. |
 | Fred Meyer, Investments Mr. Meyer has served as chairman of the board of Aladdin Industries, LLC (formerly Aladdin Industries, Inc.) since 1985. |
 | Henry J. "Bud" Smith, Chairman Bud Smith Organization Henry J. Smith is Chairman Emeritus for Clark/Bardes, Inc. Dallas, Texas. Clark/Bardes is an executive compensation firm with offices in most major cities throughout the country. Clark/Bardes has client relationships with over 1,500 major U.S. and international companies. |
 | Jere W. Thompson, President, The Williamsburg Corporation Jere W. Thompson, NCPA Board member and former Chairman of the Board, is the president of The Williamsburg Corporation. |
 | Michael L. Whalen, President & CEO, Heart of America Restaurants & Inns Michael Whalen developed, owns and operates 27 restaurants and hotels in ten metropolitan areas of six Midwestern states. |
 | Raymond E. Wooldridge, Chairman, Reeves Bancshares, Inc. Raymond E. Wooldridge is a private investor who was formerly vice chairman and chairman of the Executive Committee of Southwest Securities Group, Inc., a publicly owned holding company with subsidiaries engaged in providing fully disclosed securities clearing, securities brokerage, investment banking and investment advisory services. |
 | Robert J. Wright, Chairman, TWG, Inc. Mr. Wright is the Chairman and CEO of Medical Cities, Inc., the Crow-Wright Company, and Managing Partner of Medical City Dallas, Ltd. He is President of TWG, Inc. that has entities in healthcare, aviation, real estate, oil and gas and internet technologies. |