Dr. Harry Chapman

Dr. Harry Chapman is a founding member of Chapman Schewe Benefits Consulting, which merged with Higginbotham in 2013. He continues to steer the direction of the firm’s Houston practice. As a broker and consultant, his primary role is contract negotiation and due diligence analysis of potential and suitable vendors for customers. In addition, he works with all of the joint venture partnerships that represent the firm across the United States. He occasionally consults with provider organizations that deliver medical services, such as HMOs, insurance companies and PPOs, to assist them in developing and operating managed care strategies. He has also presented at entrepreneurial, managed care and employee benefit seminars.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Prior to opening Chapman Schewe in 1992, Dr. Chapman served as a corporate senior vice president and managed care officer for CIGNA’s South Central Region with responsibilities for HMO and PPO plans in several states. He also served as a senior vice president for EQUICOR, regional vice president for Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and regional manager for Lincoln National’s Employee Benefit Office in Houston. An entrepreneur, Dr. Chapman has started and sold many ventures that include mini-shopping centers, a grocery store chain, a pharmaceutical benefits management company, a third party administrator and an internet wellness company.

AFFILIATIONS Dr. Chapman serves or has served on several non‐profit boards, including Desire Street Ministries, Wind River Ministries, YMCA, Arc of Katy, Bear Creek United Methodist Church and St. Peter’s United Methodist Church. His public and private board participation includes two Fortune 500 medical management companies and a New York Stock Exchange company. He was elected as City Councilor, School Committee Board Chairman and Mayor of Northampton, MA.

EDUCATION Dr. Chapman received a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts at Amherst College. He earned a Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) and a Doctorate in Business Management (Ph.D.) from the University of Massachusetts.