Mr. Newton has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Delta Dental of Kansas (“Delta Dental”), a nonprofit dental insurance corporation, since 2020; prior to his current role, Mr. Newton served as a Managing Director of Delta Dental from 2014 to 2020, and various other leadership positions at Delta Dental prior thereto, including the Chief Marketing and Sales Officer. Mr. Newton has served as the chair of the board of directors and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Surency Life & Health Insurance Co., a private subsidiary of Delta Dental, since 2020, and various other leadership positions at Surency prior thereto. Mr. Newton also serves on several non-profit boards, including the Kansas Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Newton previously served on the board of directors of CommunityAmerica Credit Union from 2015 to 2023 (including Board Chair 2017-2021), and served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2000 to 2005. Mr. Newton earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Kansas in 1993 and a Juris Doctor from the New York University School of Law in 1996.