Bill Sasso steps down as chairman of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young
Philadelphia Business Journal

William Sasso has stepped down as chairman of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young after 27 years at the helm.

He will remain as a partner and take on the role of chairman emeritus while ceding management of the 200-lawyer firm to Co-Chairs Jeff Lutsky and Kevin Boyle, who will continue to lead the firm’s management committee along with investment management co-chair Bruce Leto and a yet-to-be-named partner. Other board members include Fabio Battaglia, Matt DiClemente, Alison Fuller, Dave Joseph, Joe Nguyen and Mike O’Mara.

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WSFS Bank Ranked Top Ten on Forbes 12th Annual Best Banks List

WSFS Climbs Rankings to Number 10; Debuted on List at Number 48 in 2020

WILMINGTON, Del.—February 2, 2021 — WSFS Bank, the primary subsidiary of WSFS Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: WSFS), was recently ranked number 10 on the Forbes 12th Annual America’s Best Banks list, after debuting on the list at number 48 last year. WSFS was the only financial institution that focuses solely on the Greater Philadelphia and Delaware region to place in the top 50. Forbes partnered with S&P Global Market Intelligence to collect data on the growth, credit quality and profitability of the 100 largest publicly traded banks and thrifts by assets in 2020.

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Saint Joe’s alum, a former health care CEO, gives back in a big way
KYW.com

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Saint Joseph’s University has received a financial windfall from a prominent alum.

Dan Hilferty (the Irish Chamber’s 2012 Taoiseach Award honoree) was an accounting major at Saint Joseph’s, and has been a lifelong supporter of the university. Now, Hilferty and his wife Joan have given the university $2 million to support the Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support.

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Exit interview: Dan Hilferty reflects on 10 years at the helm of Independence Blue Cross
John George, Philadelphia Business Journal

After 10 years at the helm of the region’s largest health insurance company, Dan Hilferty stepped down as CEO of Independence Health Group on Jan. 1 and handed off the top post at Independence Blue Cross’ parent company to former CFO Gregory Deavens. In a wide-ranging interview with the Philadelphia Business Journal during his final days on the job, Hilferty talked about health care reform, industry consolidation, Covid-19, mental health care, and more.

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