Forward-thinking, action-oriented healthcare executive with extensive leadership, operations and business development experience. Proven ability to lead through complex and difficult situations, build committed teams, and consistently exceed performance goals. Comfortable in fast-paced, highly competitive environments. Harvard MBA, MPA and BA.
Currently runs an operating division for DaVita HealthCare Partners, a leading Fortune 300 provider of kidney care that delivers dialysis services worldwide to approximately 165,000 patients in over 2,100 outpatient clinics. Serves as the General Manager for outpatient and home dialysis operations in Northern California, responsible for actively managing and growing a $200M P&L, and leading 1,000 teammates in delivering excellent clinical care. Focused on improving clinical outcomes and developing integrated care partnerships with physician practices, hospital systems and payors.
Interested in building new relationships with other mission-driven healthcare professionals and passionate entrepreneurs dedicated to improving health and wellbeing.
Specialties: Adaptive leadership • Managing through high growth and uncertainty • Navigating complex organizations • Public-private partnerships • Social, digital and mobile media • Negotiations and deal structuring • Corporate strategy & strategic planning • Community and coalition building • Board governance
Healthcare-experience: Quality care and clinical outcomes • Health systems • Healthcare organizations • Physician groups • Payers • Healthcare systems • Integrated healthcare
Division Vice President @ Lead operating division for DaVita HealthCare Partners, a mission-driven Fortune 300 healthcare services provider of kidney care.
General Manager for outpatient and home dialysis operations in Northern California, responsible for actively managing and growing a $200M P&L, and leading 1000 teammates, including clinicians, operations, finance, human resources, strategy and support staff.
Deliver excellent clinical outcomes, service, and operational efficiencies through team-centric approach and data-driven decision-making. Actively grow the business through new business development, acquisitions, joint ventures, physician partnerships and strategic relationships with health and hospital systems. From 2014 to Present (1 year) San Francisco Bay AreaAdvisor @ The Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab) is an innovative initiative fostering entrepreneurial activities across the University. From 2014 to Present (1 year) Regional Operations Director @ Recognized as a top-performing Director based on operational, growth and performance metrics. Promoted to Group Director in early 2014.
• Managed $75M+ P&L, 15 direct reports and 350 employees across 20 locations and 30 programs throughout the SF Bay Area (South Bay, Central Coast and Central Valley).
• Transformed DaVita into a high-growth market leader in San Jose, achieving consecutive years of 30% census growth, 90% teammate retention, and division-leading clinical outcomes.
• Directed $20M investment to build and staff 10 new facilities in 18 months, leading all aspects of financial modeling, site selection, design, construction, state licensing and CMS certification.
• Led relationship-building efforts with Kaiser, HCA, Daughters of Charity, Santa Clara County, and community physicians to build new partnerships and overcome decades of entrenched loyalties.
• Sourced and structured 4 new joint venture partnerships, including one of the only ones throughout DaVita to include both physicians and hospitals.
• Structured and negotiated a dozen new multi-year, multi-million dollar medical director agreements to support long-term growth and provide CMS-required clinical oversight.
• Won over internal and external stakeholders to implement centralized admissions program across 70 clinics in California, and achieve enrollment goals for DaVita’s renal pharmacy across 200 clinics in the Pacific Northwest. From 2010 to 2014 (4 years) San Francisco Bay AreaOperations, Marketing + Business Development Consultant @ Advised forward-thinking non-profits and start-ups in the arts, education, technology and hospitality industries on strategy, marketing and business development. From 2008 to 2010 (2 years) Greater New York City AreaVice President | Healthcare Business Development & Strategy @ Developed strategy and partnership opportunities for healthcare-focused brand marketing consulting firm. From 2007 to 2009 (2 years) Greater New York City AreaGeneral Manager | Operations & Strategy @ Led operations and strategic development for national non-profit dedicated to Middle East education and advocacy. From 2002 to 2004 (2 years) Washington D.C. Metro AreaDealmaker | Business Development & Strategy @ Developed digital media partnerships across AOL and Time Warner media properties. From 2000 to 2002 (2 years)
MBA, General Management, Entrepreneurship @ Harvard Business SchoolMPA, Adaptive Leadership, Urban Public Policy, Economic Development @ Harvard Kennedy SchoolBA, Economics @ Harvard UniversityThe Bronx High School of Science
Websites:
http://www.davita.com/