Barry D. Bloom, Managing Principal of The bdb Group, has extensive executive business experience with private and public entities & quasi-governmental groups, spanning the healthcare, education, retail, manufacturing, staffing, trucking, banking, telecommunications, hospitality and high-tech industries in the fields of workers’ compensation, absence management and disability, group health benefits, liability and risk management information technology. He is currently one of the Editors-In-Chief of The California Workers Compensation Handbook “The Herlick” (31st thru 39th Editions) 2012-2020.