Scott Syphax
President and CEO
Nehemiah Corporation

Mr. Syphax is the President and CEO of Nehemiah Corporation of California (NCC), a Sacramento based non-profit, founded in 1997. Currently, he serves as Chairman of the Financial Solvency Board for the California Sate Department of Managed Health Care, and a Commissioner for the Sacramento County Civil Service Commission. He also serves as a Vice Chairman of the Corporate Fund Board for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C, and has recently been appointed by the Bush Administration as a Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. Mr. Syphax is a member of the Los Angeles Business Council and serves on the Advisory Board for the College of Business at California State University, Sacramento.

Previously, Mr. Syphax was Manager of Public Affairs for Eli Lilly & Company. He was the Chief Administrator for Lilly governmental operations and contracting with public health systems in California. He was also an Associate Director for the CMA. As the senior lobbyist for CMA, he was responsible for managed care, financial solvency, and regulatory issues.

He served as the Interim Director for the California State Board of Behavioral Science Examiners in Governor Wilson's Administration administering the licensure and discipline of mental health professionals. He also served as Senior Consultant for Former State Senator and current Secretary of Youth and Adult Corrections Robert Presley.

Mr. Syphax earned his BS Degree in Business with an emphasis on Real Estate Development and Land Use Planning from the California State University, Sacramento. He was also an Executive Fellow with the Coro Foundation in San Francisco and Washington DC.