Redefining the path
to professional
growth.
ACoBS exists to help benefits professionals prove real expertise, not just attendance. We build practical, university-accredited certification programs across medical, pharmacy, retirement, and voluntary benefits. Built by practitioners for the people accountable for the decisions.
Proof of skill that complements your education and experience.
College provides a strong foundation. ACoBS helps turn that foundation into practical, industry-specific capability.
For professionals with a degree, ACoBS can provide an added advantage by demonstrating specialized knowledge in employee benefits. For those who choose not to attend college, ACoBS offers a practical path to build relevant skills, strengthen employment opportunities, and advance within the industry.
The goal is simple. Give employers a clearer picture of what you know and what you can do.
Mission
Equip working professionals with the knowledge and credibility to lead in employee benefits strategy and design, across medical, pharmacy, retirement, and voluntary benefits.
Approach
We teach what matters and skip what does not, staying focused on application. Every track is built by practitioners around the real work: reading a contract, auditing a vendor, defending a decision. You learn by doing, with lifetime access to materials as they evolve.
Impact
Our graduates do not just pass an assessment, they drive outcomes: lowering plan spend, closing new business, and defending decisions with confidence. That is the standard every ACoBS certification is built to meet.
- Inc. 5000 Honoree
- Financial Times 500 Honoree
- Vet100 Award
- CEOCircle Cohort
Meet Our Founder
Tyrone Squires
Founder & CEO, ACoBS
“I spent years watching the PBM industry profit from confusion. If you’re the person who’s supposed to catch that, and you can’t, that’s on you. ACoBS makes sure it never is.”
Before ACoBS, Tyrone built TransparentRx from the ground up into an Inc. 5000-ranked pharmacy benefits administrator, taking on an industry built on opacity and hidden pricing, and winning. He founded ACoBS in 2020 to put that same edge in the hands of every professional willing to earn it.
He’s since been recognized on the Inc. 5000 list, the Vet100, and selected for Chase’s CEOCircle program. Under his leadership, ACoBS has certified thousands of benefits professionals across medical, pharmacy, retirement, and voluntary lines, giving them a credential built on demonstrated skill.
Across all four designations and every U.S. state.
Graduates who would recommend ACoBS to a colleague.
SHRM, HRCI, L&H, and ACPE pharmacy credit.
Medical, pharmacy, retirement, and voluntary benefits.
Education builds knowledge, while applied skill shows you can put it to work. ACoBS complements a college degree or provides a practical path to build industry-specific expertise without one.
- SHRM
- HRCI
- L&H
- ACPE · Pharmacy
Ready to build
career-defining skills?
Join a community of professionals rewriting the playbook on benefits leadership, with a certification built on practical skill, not just attendance.
Every certification includes
- University CE accreditation
- Lifetime access to materials & updates
- Practitioner-built, applied curriculum
- Pay later, monthly or quarterly