John Garven is a seasoned insurance and employee benefit advisor with more than 40 years of professional experience. He holds the Chartered Healthcare Consultant™ (ChHC™), Chartered Life Underwriter® (CLU®), Registered Health Underwriter® (RHU®), and Registered Employee Benefit Consultant (REBC) designations.

A graduate of Trinity International University in Bannockburn, Illinois, Garven began his career in 1977 as an agent for AXA Equitable, and in 1981 founded Benico, Ltd., an employee benefit advisory firm, one of 24 like-minded, high-performing, entrepreneurial firms that merged at the end of 2016 to form Alera Group. With Strategio Advisors John is continuing to utilize his considerable professional experience and expertise in helping small-medium sized businesses and organizations with managing the employee benefit plans they sponsor for their employees.

Mr. Garven resides in Gilbert, Arizona with his wife of 48 years, and has two adult children and seven grandchildren.