Founder and Managing PrincipalCarl Schuessler Jr., DHP, DIA, GBDS

With more than 30 years of experience in benefits consulting and financial services, Carl pioneered the fiduciary approach to benefits advisory services. His interest in treating the employer’s money like his own led Carl through seven years of research culminating in the development of his proprietary FairCo$t Health Plan, an innovative plan design seamlessly integrated with a High-Performance Healthcare Solutions platform that provides best-in-class benefits at substantially lower costs while improving clinical and financial outcomes for health plans and their members.

During this 7-year journey searching for the best-in-class High-Performance Healthcare Solutions to address the runaway costs for his clients’ health plan spend, Carl was selected in 2017 as one of the founding first group of 30 forward-leaning Benefits Advisors in the U.S. to participate as a Charter Member in the Health Rosetta Certification Program for Benefits Advisors. The Health Rosetta is a blueprint of best practices for intelligently purchasing health benefits that have been sourced from the most forward-leaning benefits purchasers of all types around the country.

Carl’s work as a consultant has been nationally recognized as he is a highly accomplished speaker and author who leads Mitigate Partners to be the localized, EMPLOYER-BUILT healthcare benefits provider who is challenging Wall Street (insurer-built) health plans to convert to Main Street (EMPLOYER-BUILT) health plans. This means removing misaligned incentives, directing care based on quality and cost, and ultimately, helping courageous employers fix their plan resulting in 15%-30% in savings.

To the delight of his clients, he has a proven track record of bringing comprehensive High-Performance Healthcare Solutions to businesses regarding healthcare costs, benefit design, improved medical outcomes, and improved employee communications. Carl is an employer advocate and provides easily understood solutions and encouragement to employers.

Carl is a native of Macon, Georgia, moved to Atlanta in 1989, and resides there with his wife, Missy, and their three children, Mary May (23), Carl III (21), and Hattie (18). He enjoys coaching (coached 43 of his children’s teams), fly fishing, golfing, hiking, hunting, and following his Georgia Bulldogs.