Department of Management & Entrepreneurship

Burruss Building 357	770.423.6552
jwermert@kennesaw.edu

Research & Teaching Areas
- Health Insurance Underwriting
- U.S. Furniture Industry
- Strategic Planning

Recent Consulting
- Bayer AG, Princeton, NJ.
- Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ.
- Magellan HealthCare, Hartford, Ct.
- Pacificare, Los Angeles, California.
- Aetna (with Deloitte Consulting), New York.

Academic Positions
- College of Southern Vermont (Board of Directors)

Professional Experience, Leadership & Service
- Partner, Zephyr Group. (January 1, 1997 - Present).
- Partner, American Practice Management (Computer Systems Corp.). (January 1, 1996 - October 1, 1996).
- VP Development, Health Spring (sub of United Health Care). (April 2, 1993 - September 1, 1995).
- CEO, HPMS (Sub. of John Hancock Fin. Svcs.). (September 1, 1986 - March 1, 1993).
- Regional Vice President, American Medical International (now Tenet). (August 1, 1985 - September 1, 1986).
- Principal, Kurt Salmon Associates. (June 1, 1978 - August 1, 1985).
- Systems Analyst, National Medical Care. (September 20, 1975 - September 1, 1976).
- Captain, US Army. (September 1, 1971 - September 5, 1975).

Representative Publications

Wermert, J. (1988). Managing HMO's Performance. Health Cost Management, 5(1), 11-19.

Wermert, J. (1981). The Furniture Industry's Future in the 1980's. Furniture Manufacturing Management, 27(10), 16-19.