Steven C. Bilt

President and Chief Executive Officer

Steve Bilt is President and Chief Executive Officer of Bright Now! Dental, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Castle Dental Centers, Monarch Dental Corporation, and Newport Dental Plan, additionally Steve serves as president of the Bright Now! Community Fund. A member of the Bright Now! founding management team, Steve served as the company's Chief Financial Officer from its inception in May 1998 through March 2000.

Before joining Bright Now!, Steve was Vice President Finance for Vivra Incorporated (NYSE: V), an operator of 250 dialysis clinics in 29 states and specialty physician networks and practices in 15 states. Vivra was the second-largest provider of outpatient kidney dialysis services in the United States, caring for approximately 15,000 end-stage renal disease patients. He was with Vivra during its growth from approximately $150 million in annual revenues to over $700 million and through its successful sale.

Previously, Steve was Chief Financial Officer at SCRS, Inc., a provider of speech, occupational, and physical therapy with 70 locations in 10 states. SCRS provided rehabilitation therapy to approximately 40,000 patients annually, primarily in the skilled nursing environment. He participated with SCRS in its growth from $4 million in annual revenues to over $70 million. Earlier in his career, as a manager with Ernst & Young, he provided consulting and assurance services to high-growth technology and healthcare organizations.

In 2003, Steve was named Entrepreneur of the Year in an international program honoring business leaders who have created and sustained successful companies; he also became a member of the Entrepreneur of the Year Hall of Fame and Academy and has served on the judges' committee since 2004. Founded by $8 billion professional services firm Ernst & Young, the prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year program is co-sponsored nationally by Microsoft.

Steve is a member of the Young Presidents Organization, an international association for chief executives. He received a bachelor of arts degree in business economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a master of business administration degree from the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University; in 2006, Steve completed the Harvard Business School Presidents Program. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California. In addition to his professional career, Steve enjoys scuba diving, mountain climbing, cheering on his soccer star daughter, and teaching his son to hit a fastball.