Helped state health alliance revamp public health through private/public partnership, raising $65 million to move the process forward.

Provided research and guidance to national association preparing for major legislative initiative.

Completed three years as first chairman of a health software and services company, having raised start-up capital of $700,000 and having helped raise $4,000,000 more.

Depth of Experience and Results-Based Successes

Built one of the nation's first regional vertically-integrated hospital systems, doubling asset base, revenues, and net in tough metropolitan market. Won national award for community service.

Turned around subsidiary of large national health care association, recruiting a new president, and obtaining a $6,000,000 foundation grant for an innovative national program. Later, as acting vice president, created the redesign and new programming of a division of the association.

Led a team preparing an urban public general hospital for a new mission and privatization.

Served on faculty of a "business ethics" intervention with management of major medical devices company. After training, one member of the group was considered "ready" for new major assignment.

Talents and Capabilities

Providing strategic guidance and hands-on help to organizations that have "hit the wall"--whether at start-up, growth phase, or maturity--and where board/management/professional conflicts have ensued.

Creating an environment where highly-trained professionals can deal with extraordinary business opportunities/threats.

Helping capital-short businesses and not-for-profits redeploy their strategic options to elicit the required investment.

Guiding organizations through the political and regulatory minefields to achieve business objectives.

Education

BA, with honors - Wesleyan University

Certificate, Institute of Political Studies, Paris, and the University of Toulouse,

MPA - Politics and Economics, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University