Management Team
Sidd Pagidipati
CEO & Founder
Sidd Pagidipati is a serial entrepreneur. Prior to chamber.com, Sidd Pagidipati was Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Freedom Health (www.freedomhealth.com). He was responsible for the day-to-day operations, including sales, marketing and direct oversight of state and federal regulatory requirements. Sidd wrote the initial business plan, acquired capital investment, received state and federal health insurance licenses,
and grew Freedom into the 4th largest Medicare Health Plan in Florida. During his time there, he grew the company from $0 revenue and 3 employees in 2004 to ~$500M and over 400 employees in 2010. Inc. Magazine recognized Freedom Health as the 7th fastest-growing private company in America in its prestigious 2009 Inc. 500 rankings. In 2008, the Indo-US Chamber of Commerce selected Sidd as the Business Man of the Year.
Prior to being an entrepreneur, Sidd worked as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ), where his expertise included debt and equity financings. Sidd graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Georgetown University with a degree in Economics and International Relations. He was a Landegger and Krogh Scholar, the highest academic honor at Georgetown. In addition, he was actively involved on campus and was the student body president for the School of Foreign Service.
Press Mentions:
Tampa Tribune - “New Health Plan, A Best Value”
Gulf Coast Business Review - One Health Company
Prior to being an entrepreneur, Sidd worked as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ), where his expertise included debt and equity financings. Sidd graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Georgetown University with a degree in Economics and International Relations. He was a Landegger and Krogh Scholar, the highest academic honor at Georgetown. In addition, he was actively involved on campus and was the student body president for the School of Foreign Service.
Press Mentions:
Tampa Tribune - “New Health Plan, A Best Value”
Gulf Coast Business Review - One Health Company
