Chris Hopfer

Chris launched Cimarron Consulting after spending a decade as a financial advisor. The “Normal” way of buying healthcare did not make financial sense to me. Between my financial background and now my industry knowledge, my clients get to enjoy actual cost containment while providing superior healthcare to their employees. In addition, multi-generational, virtual, and global workforces have added a new layer of complexity to the traditional functions of HR, Payroll, Benefits, and Talent Management. HR departments that attempt to manage these functions with disparate systems and manual processes are exposing their organizations to unnecessary compliance risk and potentially impacting people’s productivity. To mitigate risk, automate processes, and maximize people’s productivity, progressive organizations are ditching multiple service and system partners and shifting to a single HRMS application. In fact, cloud-based HRMS software will account for over 50% – 55% of total HR technology spend in the next 5 years.

This will achieve the following.

1. Higher productivity levels
2. Boost employee engagement
3. Decrease compliance risk
4. Improve decision-makig
5. Increase accuracy
6. Ensure data security

Chris Hopfer is a benefits strategist and Vice President of Business Development at Cimarron Consulting & Benefit Design, where he helps business leaders turn employee benefits into strategic tools that improve outcomes, reduce healthcare spend, and strengthen attraction and retention. With deep experience in benefits optimization, pharmacy cost containment, and transparency-driven plan design, Chris brings a practical, results-oriented approach to solving complex healthcare challenges.

Chris and his team work closely with CFOs, CEOs, and HR leaders to build benefits strategies that balance financial stewardship with high-value care delivery — transforming plans from cost burdens into competitive differentiators.

Beyond the boardroom, Chris is rooted in Oklahoma’s agricultural heritage through Hopfer Farms Hay, a family endeavor producing high-quality horse and cattle hay in Guthrie, OK, known locally for exceptional Bermuda and prairie grass forage. This hands-on background in agriculture underscores Chris’s values of hard work, stewardship, and community resilience — qualities he brings to every client partnership.