Century Equity Partners
Michael Byers is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in leadership roles within the finance and insurance sectors. Currently serving as a Senior Advisor at Century Equity Partners since March 2024, Byers previously held the position of President, Workforce at CNO Financial Group, overseeing a significant workforce and contributing to a market capitalization of approximately $3 billion. Other notable roles include Chairman and CEO of DirectPath, which specializes in employee engagement and healthcare advocacy, and CEO and President of HighRoads, a leader in benefits plan management. Byers's background also encompasses financial positions at Centive, NuMega, and SQA, demonstrating a robust foundation in financial planning and corporate management. An alumnus of the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst, Byers holds a BBA with honors in Accounting and Economics.
Century Equity Partners
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Century Equity Partners focuses exclusively on making private equity investments in lower middle-market financial services companies. They have become a leader in identifying and building businesses by leveraging the relationships and network within financial services. Their leadership team has a significant amount of experience in the financial services sector, each having held executive operating and/or investment roles within major financial institutions, investment banks, or private equity partnerships. They seek to invest in businesses with demonstrated value propositions that provide critical services or distribution in financial services subsectors poised to achieve strong growth. Within the financial services industry, they appreciate and understand the challenges associated with operating companies in a constantly evolving environment.