Faith Driven Entrepreneur Episode 322 - From CIA Counterterrorism to Insurance Industry Disruption with Jack Hooper of Take Command Health
Mar 11, 2025
Jack Hooper, founder and CEO of Take Command Health and former CIA counterterrorism analyst, shares his remarkable transition from tracking terrorist finances to revolutionizing health insurance after a personal crisis. He discusses the transparency needed in healthcare costs and the broken systems that often leave people powerless. Jack emphasizes the importance of mission-driven entrepreneurship, balancing faith, personal financial boundaries, and the evolution of leadership, all while creating a people-first approach to insurance.
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CIA Counterterrorism Experience
- Jack Hooper worked as a CIA counterterrorism finance analyst embedded with special forces in Iraq.
- His mission was to disrupt Al-Qaeda's financial networks to reduce their operational capacity.
Twins Spark Insurance Mission
- Jack discovered his wife was pregnant with twins during business school, drastically changing their plans.
- This personal healthcare challenge motivated him to address transparency in health insurance.
Broken Incentives in Healthcare
- The healthcare system has misaligned incentives with many layers between patients and payers.
- Providers often benefit financially from more treatments, making costs opaque and hard to control.