Families deserve more than coverage. They deserve a partner.
Parity Plus was built and is led by people with autistic children and family members of their own.
This is deeply personal.
We understand the joy, milestones, and possibilities these children bring.
And we understand how difficult the surrounding systems can be to navigate.
That experience led us to ask a different question: What if families didn’t have to piece together support across disconnected providers, plans, claims processes, and resources?
Parity Plus was created to help answer that question.
We are building the first family-centered, single-point solution designed to bring together care support, claims intelligence, provider collaboration, and benefits expertise into a more connected experience for families raising autistic children.
Parity Plus is built to protect care, reduce unnecessary financial strain, and create more space for families to focus on what matters most.
The Parity Plus Leadership Team
David Essary
Chief Executive Officer
David Essary is the Chief Executive Officer of Parity Plus. A seasoned executive and strategic advisor, David brings deep experience in health, benefits and insurance technology, with a track record of leading growth, digital transformation and strategic partnerships.
Most recently, David served as Chief Strategy Officer at Alight, where he led corporate strategy, M&A, product strategy and partner strategy. Previously, he was President of Allstate Health & Benefits, overseeing a $2.6 billion business.
An accomplished entrepreneur, David has co-founded and led several ventures in health and benefits administration. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University.
Aaron Tucker
Chief Operating Officer
Aaron Tucker is the Chief Operating Officer of Parity Plus. Tasked with executing the strategic vision of the CEO and Board, Aaron brings over two decades of global leadership experience spanning the military, corporate, and academic sectors.
Prior to joining Parity Plus, he was a Principal Director at Accenture, specializing in AI-driven operating models and organizational growth, and held key roles at Deloitte and SAIC.
Aaron is a 21-year veteran of the U.S. Navy SEAL Teams.
He holds a BA in Business Administration, an MBA, and has conducted Ph.D. research at the intersection of business and behavioral sciences.
Nicole Hawthorne
Chief Marketing Officer
Nicole Hawthorne is the Chief Marketing Officer of Parity Plus. She leads brand, marketing and communications strategy.
Prior to joining Parity Plus, Nicole held senior communications roles at Allstate, Esurance, Liberty Mutual and AIG, advising C-suite executives through growth and transformation.
Her experience spans brand reputation, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, employee engagement, executive positioning, B2B marketing, and stakeholder communications across highly regulated environments.
Nicole holds a B.S. from the University of Georgia and an M.A. from Webster University.
Our vision
To create a more compassionate, accessible and affordable system of care for autistic children and the families who love them.
Our purpose and values
Our purpose at Parity Plus is to help families, employers and providers make autism care work better by protecting access, reducing unnecessary cost and giving families more time to focus on the joy and potential of their children.
Families Come First
We see the child before the claim, the family before the paperwork and the person before the process.
Make the System Easier
We help families find a clearer, more manageable path through a system that can feel confusing and overwhelming.
Protect Access to Care
We help make care more fairly priced and easier to maintain, so children can continue receiving the support they need.
Remember What’s at Stake
This work touches real children and real families, including our own. We make decisions with that responsibility in mind.
Earn Trust Every Day
We build trust by being honest, thoughtful and consistent with families, employers, providers and partners.
