TransUnion Appoints Henry Chao As Advisory Board Member

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) recently announced the appointment of a renowned solutions architect and strategic advisor with Tier1 Consulting Group, LLC, Henry Chao, to its Government Advisory Board. Previously, Chao worked at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service as the Deputy CIO and Deputy Director, Office of Information Services.

The advisory board was recently created to provide the company with valuable outlook and key insights related to the changing requirements of the public sector.

Henry Chao has over 20 years of experience in the government healthcare domain. He is a recognized and trusted government healthcare executive. Over the years, Chao has provided his technical expertise in achieving common policy and business objectives for the government.

The inclusion of Chao as a member of the company’s Government Advisory Board will likely help the company to further expand its fraud and risk mitigation solutions in the public sector.

Further, Chao’s domain knowledge and vast experience will enable TransUnion’s mission-critical fraud and risk mitigation solutions to solve the constant challenges faced by the government.

Headquartered in Chicago, IL, TransUnion is a consumer information services company that offers data and analytics solutions, particularly in credit risk management. The company is one of the three largest credit reporting agencies in the U.S., with the other two being Experian and Equifax Inc (NYSE:EFX). What sets TransUnion apart is its distinctive and comprehensive datasets, next-generation technology and its analytics and decision-making capabilities, which enable it to deliver insights across the complete consumer lifecycle. TransUnion boasts rich domain proficiency across a wide range of industry verticals, including insurance, healthcare and financial services. It also caters to verticals like wireless, real estate and general commercial/business information.

TransUnion currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Some better-ranked stocks in the industry include LifeLock, Inc. (NYSE:LOCK) , National Research Corp. (NASDAQ:NRCIB) and National Research Corp. (NASDAQ:NRCIA) . While National Research (NRCIA) sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), the other two stocks carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).