About Jesse Braasch

Jesse Braasch is the Vice President of Infrastructure and Operations at WEX Health, the largest Software as a Service (SaaS) company in the healthcare payment market today. His favorite saying is, “The most dangerous phrase in the English language is, ‘We’ve always done it this way!’” In the ever-changing, always dynamic world of consumer directed healthcare, Jesse’s dedication to innovation and excellence will continue to keep WEX Health at the forefront of the current healthcare revolution.

As the consumer driven healthcare industry grows exponentially, Jesse will help ensure WEX Health’s technical ecosystem has best-in-breed features, stability, security, and quality of service so the company is able to scale in parallel with the industry. Jesse’s passion is delivering creative yet rock solid technologies that truly solve the needs of the customer and enable speed to market.

Regarded as a veteran of the technology industry, Jesse has over twenty years of experience working for industry leading SaaS corporations and Fortune 500 companies. Most recently Jesse was Director of Infrastructure for XRS Corporation, a SaaS company providing trucking fleet management solutions, where he led server, storage, database, and IT operations teams. Prior to working at XRS, Jesse held technical and team leadership positions at Target Corporation, Fair Isaac Corporation, and Travelers Indemnity Company.

After serving in the United States Marine Corps, Jesse earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology from Capella University, and is currently pursuing his Masters of Science degree in Security. Jesse, his wife, and two teenage sons live in Maple Grove, MN, where he is an active volunteer in the community’s youth ice hockey association.