At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Tennessee based CFO’ operating in the Health Care space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Tony Hughes
Chief Financial Officer of NaviHealth
Tony Hughes serves as naviHealth’s Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer responsible for leading new health plan and health system business opportunities. Prior to joining naviHealth, Tony specialized in managed care mergers and acquisitions. Most recently he served as Director of Corporate Development at WellCare Health Plans and prior to that as Director of Corporate Development and Investor Relations for HealthSpring, Inc.
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About NaviHealth: NaviHealth partners with health plans, health systems and post-acute providers to manage the entire continuum of post-acute care.
Michael Coggin
EVP & CFO of LifePoint Health
Michael Coggin serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for LifePoint Health, providing the Company corporate and healthcare finance leadership. Previously, Coggin served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer for LifePoint since December 2008. In that role Coggin, was responsible for the Company’s external financial reporting, corporate accounting and consolidation functions, tax functions and the Company’s internal control compliance requirements. Additionally, Coggin has held certain responsibilities associated with the Company’s treasury and finance functions. Prior to joining LifePoint, Coggin was Chief Financial Officer of Specialty Care Services Group. He also served in finance leadership positions for Renal Care Group, Inc. from April 2004 until its acquisition by Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA in March 2006. He began his professional career as an auditor with KPMG Peat Marwick.
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About LifePoint Health: LifePoint Health is a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier.
Mike Browder
Executive Vice President & CFO of RCCH HealthCare Partners
Mike Browder served as Executive Vice President and CFO for RegionalCare since 2011. Mike also led Essent Healthcare as CEO for four years. Mike previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for TMC HealthCare, Tucson Arizona, for two years where he was responsible for the financial aspects of all TMC HealthCare companies, including the Tucson Medical Center. From 1993 to 1999, Mike served as Vice President of Operations Finance for Health Management Associates, Inc. Mike began his career in the Atlanta office of Ernst & Young where he audited and consulted with a broad array of healthcare-related companies. Mike currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Federation of American Hospitals. Mike is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants, Financial Executives Institute and an advanced member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. Mike earned a B.B.A in accounting from the University of Georgia’s J.M. Tull School of Accounting.
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About RCCH HealthCare Partners: RCCH HealthCare Partners provides healthcare services.
Stephen Mengert
CFO of eviCore healthcare
Stephen Mengert is the chief financial officer of [Medsolutions](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/evicore-healthcare), a health technology company that offers proven, diversified medical benefit management solutions. He was previously the chief financial officer of Matria Healthcare. Before joining Matria Healthcare, he served as the chief financial officer of Tatum CFO Partners, Pediatric Services of America. He also served in numerous financial management positions, and currently also serves as director of Informed Medical Decisions and Adeptus Health. He is also a member of the Financial Executives Institute. Mengert holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and an MBA in finance from Georgia State University.
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About eviCore healthcare: eviCore healthcare offers a range of diversified medical benefit management solutions.
Lucinda Baier
Chief Financial Officer of Brookdale Senior Living
Cindy Baier joined Brookdale as Chief Financial Officer in December 2015. She is a financial and operating leader with more than 25 years of broad, multi-industry experience in a variety of companies, including Fortune 100 public companies and private equity backed ventures. Cindy is a seasoned public CFO, with experience that includes retail and services companies, who started her career in a Big Five public accounting firm. She has a demonstrated ability to drive significant business improvement. Cindy is a collaborative Certified Public Accountant, experienced with strategic planning, M&A, capital markets, investor relations, accounting, financial planning and analysis, SEC reporting, tax, and treasury. Cindy is a graduate of Illinois State University, with Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Accounting.
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About Brookdale Senior Living: Brookdale lifestyles create fulfilling experiences for each resident every day.
Jeff Fisher
Executive Vice President and CFO of Covenant Physician Partners
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About Covenant Physician Partners: Covenant Physician Partners is a privately-held owner and operator of ambulatory surgery centers.
Mike Mauldin
Chief Financial Officer of Urgent Team Holdings, Inc.
Mike Mauldin brings 30 years of experience in healthcare services as both a financial executive and chief executive officer to Urgent Team. Mauldin’s background includes serving as the Controller of St. Joseph’s Health System; CFO, DSI, a leading dialysis provider; CFO, MedTel International, a multi-national provider of diagnostic imaging; Sr. VP of Operations Finance, Renal Care Group, a publicly traded dialysis company; and CFO, Saint Thomas Hospital. Most recently, Mauldin was Chairman and CEO of Specialty Care, the world’s leading provider of specialized outsourced clinical services to hospital surgical suites. Over and above his many career accolades, Mauldin has also served his community as a volunteer board member for the Nashville Healthcare Council, the Comprehensive Care Center and the Kidney Foundation of Middle Tennessee. He has been named as a finalist for the Chief Financial Officer of the Year and mentioned twice in 40 under 40 in the Nashville Business Journal. Mauldin also continues to serve as an adjunct finance and healthcare professor at Belmont University. Mauldin graduated with a Masters of Accountancy Degree from Florida State University, and began his career with Ernst and Young.
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About Urgent Team Holdings, Inc.: Urgent Team operates centers providing urgent and primary healthcare services and preventative wellness services.
Larry Bullock
Chief Financial Officer of Applied Genetics Technologies Corporation
Larry Bullock joined AGTC as CFO in 2014.
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About Applied Genetics Technologies Corporation: AGTC is a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of AAV-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases.
Sam Daniel
Chief Financial Officer of PhyMed Healthcare Group
Mr. Daniel, Chief Financial Officer, has over 30 years of financial leadership experience with an emphasis on healthcare organizations. Throughout his career, Daniel has specialized in guiding organizations through transformative growth initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions, facilitating strategic alliances, and spearheading process improvement efforts. Prior to PhyMed, Daniel was CFO of Comprehensive Pharmacy Solutions, and he has also served as CFO at American Pathology Partners. He has also held leadership roles at various laboratory and specialty pharmacy companies throughout his career. Daniel holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Freed-Hardeman University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About PhyMed Healthcare Group: A physician-owned practice management company specializing in anesthesia, pain management and critical care
David Jones
Chief Financial Officer of TeamHealth Holdings
David is responsible for all accounting and financial reporting matters of TeamHealth. With an extensive background and experience in healthcare financial management, David works closely with executive management and the Board of Directors on: • strategic development and growth of TeamHealth • accounting and financial reporting matters • investor relations. David joined TeamHealth in 1994 as controller and became chief financial officer in 1996, followed with his promotion to executive vice president and chief financial officer in 2010. Before he joined TeamHealth, David worked for the accounting firm KPMG Peat Marwick in Nashville, Tennessee, and healthcare accounting and consulting firm Pershing Yoakley & Associates. He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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About TeamHealth Holdings: Team Health are a healthcare organization committed to quality, efficiency, and exceptional patient care .
James Oliff
Chief Financial Officer of CarePayment
Before joining CarePayment, James Oliff was CFO of Althea Group, a national retail pharmacy holding company. He spent a combined 10 years at Emdeon and Chamberlin Edmonds in senior finance and operational analytics roles including divisional CFO for the Services division at Emdeon. James also brings extensive financial planning, accounting and analytics experience from large corporations including International Paper and Macy’s. He received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from The Pennsylvania State University and an M.B.A. from Georgia State University.
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About CarePayment: Patient experience and loyalty, healthcare finance, managing A/R for hospitals and health systems.
Kirk Stanley
CFO of PopHealthCare
Kirk brings 20 years of experience in health plan financial operations, care/disease management and advanced analytics to his role at PopHealthCare. Prior to joining PopHealthCare, Kirk served as the chief operating officer for Predilytics ,a next-generation healthcare predictive analytics company. Before that, Kirk served as both chief operating officer and chief financial officer roles at INSPIRIS and was part of the executive team that lead the sale of the company to OptumHealth.
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About PopHealthCare, PopHealthCare: Bring leading-edge health care solutions to the people who need them.
Kevin Graff
Co-Founder, CFO of SweetBio
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About FedEx, SweetBio: SweetBio is a medical device company that develops regenerative products using honey.
Claire M Gulmi
Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President of Secretary & Director of AmSurg Corporation
Claire M. Gulmi joined AMSURG in September 1994 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Gulmi became Senior Vice President in March 1997, Secretary in December 1997, a Director in May 2004 and Executive Vice President in February 2006.
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About AmSurg Corporation: AmSurg develops and operates ambulatory surgery centers.
Nancy S. Allen
Partner & CFO of FCA Venture Partners
Ms. Allen serves as Chief Financial Officer for the general partners and investment managers of the FCA Funds. Within the FCA Funds, Ms. Allen is involved in financial and tax reporting to investors as well as due diligence, investment structuring and dispositions. Ms. Allen joined Clayton Associates in 2000 and has been involved in various aspects of FCA II, FCA III, FCA IV, and FCA V since that time. Within the FCA Funds, she is involved in due diligence and ongoing monitoring of portfolio companies, as well as investment structuring of initial and follow-on investments in and dispositions of portfolio companies. Ms. Allen serves as a board member for Inova Payroll, Inc. A Certified Public Accountant, Ms. Allen was in public accounting for over 20 years prior to joining the FCA Funds in 2000. She served as the tax partner at Heathcott and Mullaly and Hill, Neal and Allen, both Brentwood, Tennessee public accounting firms. During her career in public accounting, Ms. Allen consulted with many investment partnerships in the area of financial reporting, due diligence and taxation as well as assisting clients with angel investment decisions. Ms. Allen is a member of the Tax Division of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, as well as the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants.
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About Clayton Associates, FCA Venture Partners: FCA invests $3-6M in fast growing healthcare companies making processes in the industry faster, better, and cheaper.
Jeremy Landa
Chief Financial Officer of Qualifacts Systems
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About Qualifacts Systems: Cloud Electronic Health Record Solution Provider serving the Behavioral Health and Human Services Community
Michael Bonner
Senior Director Finance & Accounting and Chief Financial Officer of Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
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About Cumberland Pharmaceuticals: A specialty pharmaceutical company that acquires, develops and commercializes branded prescription products
Scott Sarnacke
Chief Financial Officer of Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare
Scott Sarnacke is a certified public accountant with over 10 years of experience with a national accounting firm where he served mid-market private equity clients across a wide range of industries. Scott spent the last four years as the Controller and Chief Financial Officer at Foundations Recovery Network. Scott oversaw the finance, accounting and revenue cycle functions through a period of tremendous growth that culminated in a sale to a strategic investor in 2015.
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About Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare: Build a diversified platform of behavioral health facilities across the treatment spectrum in psychiatric and addiction care.
Robert Stillwell
CFO of Cardiovascular Care Group
Robert Stillwell has more than 30 years of financial leadership experience in healthcare. He has held executive positions at Fresenius Medical and as a founding partner of Renal Care Group where he led its successful IPO. Stillwell maintains an appointment as an adjunct professor at the Owen School of Business at Vanderbilt University.
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About Cardiovascular Care Group: Cardiovascular Care Group CCG is a new company and we are building our corporate culture from the ground up.
Brad Rouse
CFO of Wayspring
Brad brings financial experience from a diverse background of healthcare companies spanning behavioral health, acute care hospitals, physician practices, home health, insurance companies, and risk-bearing entities. Previously, Brad co-founded Ampersand Health—a primary care company that partners with health plans to manage members under risk-based payment arrangements.Prior to Ampersand, Brad served as the CFO of the Ambulatory Care division of Vanguard Health Systems, a $1.2 billion in revenue division that included physician services, health plans, and other population health risk initiatives. Brad is a licensed CPA with a B.A. in Economics and an MBA from Vanderbilt University. Outside of work, Brad enjoys spending time with his family and attending sporting events.
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About Ampersand Health, Wayspring: Connecting prescribers, treatment providers and the recovery community with a platform that delivers solutions from risk to recovery.
Phil Clark
Chief Financial Officer of EnableComp
Having spent more than a decade in financial leadership, Phil Clark is ideally poised to drive the financial management of EnableComp and its parent company, Complete Holdings Group. Phil, who joined EnableComp from Passport Health Communications, is responsible for all financial aspects of the Company including reporting, budgeting/planning, forecasting, treasure, risk management, internal controls, and investor and banking relations. His vision, expertise and entrepreneurial experience offers tremendous leadership for the organization. In addition, Phil also coaches his boys, participates with Boy Scouts and also volunteers with Show Hope of Franklin, an organization that provides financial assistance to families who adopt children.
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About EnableComp: EnableComp is a provider of work comp reimbursement solutions.
SCOTT W. HOLMES
EVP & CFO of Healthcare Realty Trust
Mr. Scott W. Holmes CPA, is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. Mr. Holmes has served as the Chief Financial Officer since January 2003 and was the Senior Vice President – Financial Reporting (principal accounting officer) from October 1998 until January 2003. Mr. Holmes is a Certified Public Accountant. Prior to joining the Company in October 1998, he was with Ernst & Young LLP for more than 13 years. His extensive audit and financial reporting experience included healthcare and real estate companies in addition to public companies in other industries. Mr. Holmes has previously served in a management capacity with two other public companies.
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About Healthcare Realty Trust: Healthcare Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that integrates owning, managing and developing properties
Mark Bacurin
Chief Financial Officer of Shareable Ink
With more than two decades of experience working with a diverse group of public and private companies, Mark Bacurin brings his expertise in strategic financial management to Shareable. Mr. Bacurin is the co-founder and partner of Milemark Partners, a strategic financial consultancy firm. Most recently, Mark served as CFO of RevPoint Healthcare Technologies, Inc. (formerly nTelagent, Inc.) from May 2013 until its sale to Availity in June 2014 and Interim CFO of Lincor Inc., a leading provider of patient-engagement technology. His career includes working as an equity analyst for Carilliam Capital, Robert W. Baird and J.C. Bradford. During his nine-year tenure with Robert W. Baird, he performed detailed fundamental equity analysis on more than 50 companies with market caps from less than $500 million to more than $100 billion across numerous industries. In 2004 and 2005, he received the No. 1 ranking in the Wall Street Journal’s “Best on the Street” analyst survey. Mark serves as the finance chairman for multiple boards, including East End Preparatory and St. Paul Christian Academy. He holds a Bachelor of Science in finance from Bentley University.
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About Shareable Ink: Shareable Ink is a cloud computing firm.
John Hunnicutt
CFO of PatientFocus
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About PatientFocus: PatientFocus provides full-service patient-pay account management solutions to hospitals, physician groups, and other providers.
John Hunnicutt
CFO of PatientFocus
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About PatientFocus: PatientFocus provides full-service patient-pay account management solutions to hospitals, physician groups, and other providers.
Randy Marshall
Chief Financial Officer & Senior Director of Peak Health Solutions
Mr. Marshall is a CPA licensed in the state of Tennessee with 18 years of Accounting and Finance experience. He earned his B.S. in Business Administration with a major in Accounting from Tennessee Technological University. Before joining Peak in 2015, he was the Corrections Chief Financial Officer of Correct Care Solutions, a private equity owned $1 billion correctional healthcare company. Prior to Correct Care Solutions, he was the Assistant Controller for Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., a public $2 billion psychiatric hospital public company. Mr. Marshall was previously a manager at Ernst & Young LLP, focused on accounting and assurance services for healthcare organizations.
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About Peak Health Solutions: Peak Health Solutions is comprised of highly skilled and experienced project managers and health information management experts.