Experience

Winston Starts

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mentor

  • 2020 - Present

  Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States Guide, advise and coach startup companies through their strategic and tactical development. Mentor Nordic healthcare startups participating in the Nordic AMPlify program.



PowDry Development LLC

• Sporting Goods

• Principal Member

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States I am commercializing the patent I was granted in 2020 for a portable, modular boot and glove dryer. Currently working with industrial designers to create a design and working prototype to dry all those wet ski boots/gloves, stinky soccer cleats and any other type of athletic apparel that you prefer dry over wet. It will be modular, so you can break it down and pack it away in your ski or gear bag. Stay tuned!



Backcountry Strategies, LLC.

• President

  • 2020 - Present

  Now, more than ever, healthcare providers need Guides who will bring both experience and a quantitative understanding of the opportunities and risks in the most turbulent healthcare market in decades. Synchronizing payor, pricing, product and network strategies will help ensure the highest quality revenue, given the constraints of your markets. Backcountry Strategies provides advisory services for providers, payors and early stage ventures.



Novant Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. VP, Business Development & Sales

  • 1998 - 2020

  North Carolina Responsible for payer relationship management, pricing strategy and business development for a $5.6B Not-for-Profit health system.



Paidos

• Sr. Vice President, Network Operations

  • 1997 - 1998

  Deerfield, IL Responsible for payor sales, UM licensure and clinical program implementation across 12 markets for this venture-backed neonatal disease management company. Paidos used an episode-based reimbursement model and managed neonates on behalf of payors.



HealthPartners, Inc.

• Vice President, Business Development

  • 1994 - 1997

  Norwalk, CT Health Partners was a physician practice management company which acquired physician practices and IPAs. We were an early stage company with equity funding from Oxford Health Plans (now United Healthcare) and Wellpoint. I was part of a small business development team that executed acquisitions and transitioned new practices into company operations.



Tiber Group

• Vice President

  • 1989 - 1994

  Chicago, IL I was one of the initial founders of Tiber Group, responsible for building the provider consulting practice in this start-up with an emphasis on managed care strategy, Physician-Hospital Organizations, managed care IT and provider strategy.



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Healthcare Consulting Practice

  • 1988 - 1989

  Chicago, Illinois, United States I was a manager in the healthcare practice, primarily responsible for health plan IT and operations engagements. The core group in the PW Chicago office became the founders of Tiber Group.



Advocate Health Care

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Administrator, Lutheran General Health Plan

  • 1986 - 1988

  Des Plaines, IL I was responsible for the operations, payor negotiations and board of the Lutheran General Health Plan, one of the first PHOs in the Advocate system. Additionally, we provided support on a consulting basis to four other PHOs which were subsequently merged as part of the formation of the Advocate Health System



Accenture

• Ireland
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Consultant

  • 1983 - 1986

  Chicago, Illinois, United States