Douglas Ramsthel Cfp(r)Douglas Ramsthel is a Partner at Burnham Benefits, one of the top fifty employee benefit consulting firms in the United States. He consults employers across the US on their benefit plan strategy, design, funding, and communication. With health insurace being the major cost for most employers, he has been successful in helping employers creatively reduce costs while not compromising the quality of benefits offered to employees. He is a recognized specialist in self-funding, consumer-driven healthcare, underwriting, and financial analysis. Within Burnham, Douglas not only helps provide firm leadership, but he is also the industry lead for Hospitality and Healthcare. Douglas has worked in the industry since 1986, and prior to joining Burnham, he worked at several large health insurance companies becoming very familiar with the insurance company perspective on health costs, tools to contain costs, operation and underwriting. He also spent several years with Deloitte Consulting. He obtained his B.S. in Economics from the University of Oregon, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa in 1986. Read More Read Less