Glenn Parker, M.D. of NationsBenefits named Entrepreneur Of The Year® Florida 2026 by EY US

EY US celebrates ambitious entrepreneurs shaping the future of business

PLANTATION, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Glenn Parker, M.D., Founder and Co-CEO of NationsBenefits® has been named Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 Florida Award by Ernst & Young LLP (EY US). Now in its 41st year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program celebrates the bold leaders who disrupt markets through the world’s most ground-breaking companies, revolutionizing industries and uplifting communities. The program honors entrepreneurs whose innovations drive economic growth and help shape the future of business.

An independent panel of judges selected Glenn among 35 finalists based on their entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, company growth and lasting impact in building long-term value.

“Being recognized for this prestigious award is a deeply humbling honor, but it is fundamentally a validation of our collective vision at NationsBenefits," said Glenn Parker, M.D. "When I founded this company, the goal was simple yet audacious: to bridge the gap between healthcare commerce and clinical care by removing the systemic friction that prevents people from living healthier lives. Our growth is a direct result of our employees' dedication, who show up every day to innovate on behalf of the millions of members we serve. This recognition belongs equally to them, to my son and Co-CEO Michael Parker, and to our health plan partners, whose trust has allowed us to transform traditional supplemental benefits into a precision tool for health equity and measurable outcomes.”

Founded in 2015, NationsBenefits is the leading healthcare fintech and outcomes platform at the forefront of the modern benefit delivery ecosystem. The organization primarily serves Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and Commercial health plans across the United States, managing customized care solutions for millions of individuals nationwide. Under the strategic leadership of Founder and CEO Glenn Parker, M.D. and Co-CEO Michael Parker, the enterprise has scaled to become a market leader, powered by an expansive and sophisticated workforce of technology and healthcare professionals. Today, the organization is defining the future of care delivery that drives the convergence of healthcare, fintech, and retail through a single, integrated platform. This proprietary platform acts as the critical connective tissue between healthcare fintech and retail infrastructure, transforming routine point-of-sale commerce into a trackable, compliance-driven pathway toward better health outcomes.

Entrepreneur Of The Year honors business leaders for their ingenuity, courage and entrepreneurial spirit. The program celebrates original founders who bootstrapped their business from inception or who raised outside capital to grow their company, transformational CEOs who infused innovation into an existing organization to catapult its trajectory, and multigenerational family business leaders who reimagined a legacy business model to strengthen it for the future.

Award winners were announced on June 12 during a special celebration in Miami and will become lifetime members of an esteemed community of Entrepreneur Of The Year alumni from around the world. The winners will then be considered by the national judges for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards, which will be presented in November at the annual Strategic Growth Forum^®, where high-growth CEOs, Fortune 1000 executives and investors converge to shape the future of business.

Sponsors

Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards include presenting sponsors PNC Bank, Cresa, LLC, Marsh USA, SAP, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. In Florida, sponsors also include ADP and Selective Insight– regional Silver sponsors.

About NationsBenefits®

NationsBenefits is the leading healthcare fintech, benefit, and outcomes company at the forefront of the convergence of commerce and care. By unifying supplemental benefits, financial technology, and clinical outcome solutions into a single, seamless ecosystem, NationsBenefits transforms how health plans and members engage with the healthcare journey. The company partners with Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial health plans to provide innovative rewards and incentives, data analytics, and care-gap closure solutions to drive growth and improve population health. Through its proprietary fintech infrastructure and integrated platform, NationsBenefits transforms traditional benefit administration into a precision tool for outcome improvement and care program adherence. By leveraging opt-in health data to drive smarter choices and expand access to essential health solutions, NationsBenefits empowers members, optimizes their experience at every touchpoint, and is dedicated to improving quality of life by making healthy outcomes more accessible. To learn more, visit NationsBenefits.com.

About Entrepreneur Of The Year^®

Founded in 1986, Entrepreneur Of The Year^® has celebrated more than 11,000 ambitious visionaries who are leading successful, dynamic businesses in the US, and it has since expanded to nearly 80 countries and territories globally.

The US program consists of 17 regional programs whose panels of independent judges select the regional award winners every June. Those winners compete for national recognition at the Strategic Growth Forum^® in November where national finalists and award winners are announced. The national overall winner represents the US at the World Entrepreneur Of The Year^® competition. Visit ey.com/us/eoy.

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