I am Cory Thurston.
I am a Vice President at NFP, an Aon company, where I lead client strategy execution and stewardship. I partner with C-suite executives, HR, finance, and business leaders to navigate complex challenges and design customized insurance solutions that align with both short term and long term goals.
I have spent almost 10 years in employee benefits, working with organizations across diverse industries and sizes. I spend much of my time with employers breaking healthcare management down into a five step approach I personally built. It turns a complex, often reactive renewal into a disciplined, data driven plan across five phases: Foundation, building the right funding strategy; Insights, identifying cost drivers with data; Action, implementing targeted cost containment programs; Engagement, driving employee engagement; and Optimization, measuring, refining, and improving year after year. My expertise spans funding models, cost containment, communication strategy, well-being initiatives, technology integration, and innovative benefit solutions. I take a collaborative approach that builds trust, because the best results come from long term partnerships, not one renewal at a time.
Before joining NFP, I founded and led multiple successful service businesses that were later acquired. That entrepreneurial background shapes how I help clients tackle complexity and achieve meaningful results.
I am an Austin native and a graduate of Texas State University. My wife, Shelby, and I are passionate about our faith, fitness, family, and friends. We love traveling the world, golfing, competing in Hyrox and marathon races, and knowing all the new spots in the Austin food scene.