# Dave Firdaus

> Dave Firdaus is a company founder, executive, and board adviser based in Scottsdale, Arizona. He co-founded Clever Care Health Plan in 2019 with Myong Lee and Hiep Pham and served as its founding CEO and later chairman. His career includes consulting at Booz Allen Hamilton, executive leadership in Arizona, founding Gold Kidney Health Plan, and an August 2026 strategic advisory board appointment at Enhance Health.

- **Role:** Strategic Advisory Board Member at Enhance Health
- **Organizations:** Clever Care Health Plan, Gold Kidney Health Plan, Enhance Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Advantage, SCAN Health Plan Arizona, Accretive Health, Booz Allen Hamilton
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology, MBA, Duke University, Fuqua School of Business, Executive Education, Venture Capital, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, Executive Education, Making Corporate Boards More Effective, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Recipient of a Booz Allen Hamilton Professional Excellence Award., Co-founded and launched Clever Care Health Plan., Clever Care training materials report organizational revenue growth from $230 million to $660 million during his five-year Arizona CEO tenure.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked as a management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton.
- **2011-2013** — Chief Operating Officer of SCAN Health Plan Arizona.
- **2014-2019** — Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Advantage; appointment announced August 11, 2014.
- **2019** — Co-founded Clever Care Health Plan with Myong Lee and Hiep Pham; served as founding CEO.
- **2020** — Clever Care announced a $20 million Series A in April, a California license in July, and federal contract approval in September.
- **2021** — Became founder, chairman, and CEO of Gold Kidney Health Plan in December, according to his Crunchbase record.
- **2022** — Gold Kidney announced a $60 million financing with Chicago Pacific Founders on December 27.
- **2026** — Joined Enhance Health’s strategic advisory board; announcement dated August 11.

## Achievements

- Recipient of a Booz Allen Hamilton Professional Excellence Award.
- Co-founded and launched Clever Care Health Plan.
- Clever Care training materials report organizational revenue growth from $230 million to $660 million during his five-year Arizona CEO tenure.
- Led Gold Kidney Health Plan when it announced a $60 million financing in December 2022.
- Enhance Health’s August 2026 appointment announcement credits him with raising over $160 million in equity during his career.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Appointed to Enhance Health’s strategic advisory board. The appointment describes his previous chairmanships at Clever Care and Gold Kidney and credits him with raising over $160 million in equity.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-firdaus-12b273/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23