Pluri Inc. announced the appointment of attorney James Roosevelt, Jr. to the Company?s Advisory Board. Having served in public-service positions in Washington, D.C., followed by a successful decade in the private sector as CEO of Tufts Health Plan, Mr. Roosevelt is a trusted and sought-after advisor on business matters, legislative and regulatory issues, governance, and personnel matters. The intersection of public policy and health is a passion for him.

As CEO of Tufts Health Plan, his leadership achieved consistent profitability while attaining the #1 ranking from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Bringing his expertise to Pluri'sAdvisory Board, Mr. Roosevelt will contribute to the Company's strategic growth plans, particularly in the area of regenerative medicine, by advising on longevity opportunities, best practices for securing and maintaining ongoing grants and contracts with U.S. government agencies, and facilitating relationships with investors and partners. Before joining Tufts Health Plan, Mr. Roosevelt served as associate commissioner of the U.S. Social Security Administration and is a national speaker and published author writing about the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Medicaid policy, and Social Security.

He has also been a visiting fellow at the Institute of Politics of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and continues as a clinical instructor in the Public Health and Community Medicine Department of Tufts University School of Medicine. In the tradition of his grandfather and other members of the Roosevelt family, Mr. Roosevelt co-chairs the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee and serves as volunteer legal counsel for the Massachusetts Democratic Party. Mr. Roosevelt is also a trustee of the Cambridge Public Library, the Cambridge Community Foundation, and the Atrius Health Equity Foundation.

In the past, he has co-chaired Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo'sHealth-Care Leaders Task Force on Health-Care Cost Growth and the Massachusetts Hospital Association's work group on access to behavioral health care.