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Program Elements

4-Day Leadership Intensive

Live training and facilitation in a stimulating environment for curiosity, learning, and growth.

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Best In-Class Contributors

Practical expertise from clinical, academic and executive leaders

 

Puzzlework

A real-world challenge each member brings to the cohort to examine using Palladium principles.  

Bridgework

Reading and reflective thought work completed before, during, and following 4-day intensive 

Consultation Conversations

Peer partner conversations around core concepts

1:1 Coaching

Pre-start, Pre-close and as needed

People of Palladium

Rohit Singh

COO, Axia Women’s Health | Chicago, IL

Rohit serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Axia Women’s Health, a network of 400+ independent women’s health providers. After starting his career in management consulting, Rohit has held leadership roles across many transformative, provider-focused care delivery organizations. Rohit’s expertise has spanned strategic growth, finance, and operations -- all with a strong focus clinical quality and long-term sustainability

Meredith Duncan

CEO, Texicare | Austin, TX

Meredith Duncan joined Texicare in 2023 as President & CEO, where her focus is on defining the company's mission and strategy and bringing products and services to market that serve the healthcare needs of Texas businesses and families. Prior to joining Texicare, Ms. Duncan held prominent leadership roles in the healthcare industry, including President of Texas for Bright Healthcare. She is a strong proponent of giving back to the community. Meredith earned a B.A. in Psychology from The University of Texas, Austin, and a MPH, Community Health from UCLA.

Nathan Lohmeyer

VP, Government Programs | Denver, CO

Nathan Lohmeyer is a seasoned healthcare executive, known for his significant roles at DaVita Kidney Care, including Chief Operating Officer for Value-Based Care (until Sept 2024), focusing on integrated kidney care (IKC) and government programs like C-SNPs, growing the business significantly through strategic partnerships and policy work with CMS/CMMI. With a BBA from Notre Dame and an MIT Sloan exec program, he brings expertise in finance, strategy, and healthcare operations, previously working in consulting before his extensive tenure at DaVita, where he drove innovation in value-based care models for kidney patients.

Joshua Silverman

COO, Liberty Dental Plan | Tustin, CA

Joshua is a strategic C-Suite leader behind successful business transformation and turnarounds. He is successful in top and bottom-line growth. Joshua’s methods are strategic, methodical, and reliable, and meet all challenges to resolve long-term issues eluding prior incumbents and influencing positive outcomes. Joshua received his B.A. from the University of Colorado, and a MBA from The University of Texas.

Kathryn Tong

Healthcare Executive | Nashville, TN

Kathryn Tong leads her own consulting practice, where she advises healthcare organizations, private equity investors, and entrepreneurs in healthcare to unlock new growth and partnership opportunities and deliver greater value for patients and members. Kathryn received her Master of Business Administration degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Swarthmore College. She serves on the boards of The Wharton School Healthcare Alumni Association and Paloma Health.

Andrew Housholder

CEO & Co-Founder, The HG & Morning Sickness Clinic | Birmingham, AL

Emergency Medicine Physician since 2009 in both large academic centers and community hospitals around the US, serving in various roles, including quality committee and EMS director. He served in the United States Air Force, where he deployed with SOCCENT on a mobile surgical team. Driven by a mission to improve access to research-informed HG care, Dr. Housholder established the first HG pilot clinic in 2022, providing insurance-covered treatment for patients suffering from severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.

Zack Usilton

CDO, SENTAS Partners | Atlanta, GA

Zack is the Chief Development Officer at SENTAS Partners. With a remarkable 8-year tenure at DaVita, he directed corporate development and market strategy in the Southeastern US, overseeing a $1 billion annual revenue market. Zack's extensive experience includes managing DaVita's acquisition integration team across the US and leading market operations in Atlanta. Under his leadership at SENTA, he has spearheaded transformative multi-state partnerships, solidifying SENTA as a pioneering provider in the Southeast.

Cynthia Perazzo

CEO, Sovato | Huntington Beach, CA

Cynthia s a dynamic healthcare strategist and entrepreneur. Her extensive experience in the hospital and healthcare industry encompasses strategy, digital transformation, and innovation. Cynthia's present role as Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Sovato, coupled with her impactful contributions to AVIA's digital innovation network, showcases her unwavering commitment to driving healthcare transformation.

Robin Tam

CGO RightMove Health | Aliso Viejo, CA

Robin, currently the Chief Growth Officer at RightMove Health, is a dedicated advocate for enhancing healthcare accessibility, affordability, and quality for the most vulnerable patients. With extensive experience in strategic alliances within government programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, Robin is committed to advancing personalized healthcare solutions. Leveraging digital health in the startup realm, she drives meaningful change for underserved populations.

Michael Bunting

COO, Bloom Healthcare | Denver, CO

Michael is responsible for the day to day operations of the organization as well as elements of strategic growth. Michael’s expertise spans strategy, corporate development, finance, and operational leadership, with a consistent focus on growing new business lines and integrating disparate sites of service. He is passionate about redefining the way healthcare is delivered through developing and improving processes, technology, and tools that lead to quality results.

Matthew Pine

President and CEO, Intellicure, LLC | Houston, TX

Matthew is a results-oriented professional currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer at Intellicure, LLC in Greater Houston. With over 8 years of experience, he has been instrumental in leading dynamic teams, employing data-driven strategies to navigate complex scenarios, and empowering individuals with knowledge for success. Matthew's commitment to leveraging technology and human potential has driven innovation, empathy, and mutual growth through his various roles.

Laura Buckley

COO, Connections Health Solutions | San Diego, CA

Laura Buckley is the COO at Connections Health Solutions, overseeing national operations and spearheading the expansion of the company's clinical model and shared services operations. With over 15 years of operational expertise, Laura has successfully reduced hospital admissions in Medicaid and behavioral health populations while serving as a key driver of improved quality and cost savings.

Laura Templeton

EVP + COO, Compassus | Nashville, TN

Laura currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Compassus, leading a continuum of home-based health care services, including Hospice, Home Health, Infusion, and Palliative Care. With extensive experience as Chief Clinical Operations Officer, Division President, and Managing Clinical Director, Laura's expertise spans both patient care and strategic leadership. Her versatile background drives impactful contributions to patient well-being and operational excellence.

Asher Royal

COO, Centria Healthcare | Atlanta, GA

Asher serves as COO at Centria Healthcare, which brings extensive expertise in healthcare operations and development. With a proven track record in building physician relationships, fostering joint ventures, and enhancing ancillary services, Asher's impact spans senior roles at DaVita Kidney Care and Solis Women's Health. His skill-set covers competitive analysis, joint ventures, partnerships, fiscal management, and development, reflecting his significant contributions to healthcare leadership.

David Boone

CEO United Allergy Services | Dallas, TX

United Allergy Services changes the reality for allergy patients by deploying a network of allergy-prepared diagnostic and care centers inside primary care networks. David's served as CEO for the past 4 years with responsibility to reorient and rebuild over the first year of his leadership. The Dallas Business Journal has named him one of the city's most impressive healthcare leaders.

Courtney Harman

COO Mindpath Health | Colleyville, TX

Courtney's reputation for taking on difficult challenges and building strong operating discipline makes her a force within the Mindpath team. Mindpath is focused on delivering high-quality and easy-to-access mental health services.

Blake Graves

SVP Radiology Partners | Dallas, TX

Blake built and leads the revenue team for RadPartners, a physician-led national radiology practice. He has had several opportunities to be the leader of associations that address revenue cycle across healthcare and is a strong part of the financial root system that has enabled the incredible success of this NEA portfolio company.

Julie Smith

CGO Tango Healthcare| Bloomfield Hills, MI

Julie joins PHCN with 25+ years’ experience growing and managing Government focused health plans. Previously, she served as SVP and of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) and President of Advantage Solutions. As President of Anthem BCBS, Julie managed a multi-state $9 billion business segment. She has held roles with Federal CMS, State and consulting organizations and founded an e-learning company.

Kyle Snook

COO Prism Vision Group | New York, NY

Prism is a vertically-integrated independent ophthalmology administrative services organization (ASO). Kyle joined as COO in 2021, following his time at Strive Healthcare and DaVita. His career in healthcare came after his time in the US Army where he served as an Infantry Combat Platoon Leader, serving in Afganistan.

Ruth Shaber, M.D.

President and Founder | Tara Health Foundation

Dr. Ruth Shaber founded Tara Health Foundation to promote health, well-being and opportunity for women and girls. She is co-founder and chair of Rhia Ventures, pioneering new avenues for reproductive health funding. Ruth’s former leadership roles at Kaiser Permanente include Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of Women’s Health, Founder of the Women’s Health Research Institute and Medical Director of Care Management Institute, training regional and national leaders.

Tina Liedtky

President, Clinical Diagnostics Division | Thermo Fisher Scientific

Tina is currently president for $1.2 billion Clinical Diagnostics Division with 5 vertically integrated business units and 2300+ colleagues worldwide. Tina is also a member of Neurovalens, a global health-tech company that creates non-invasive neurostimulation products used to address some of the world's greatest health care challenges. She has a track-record of success in building, growing, and managing multi-million dollar businesses across a wide ranges of therapies, technologies, and customer sets for multinational companies.

Kristin Torres Mowat

Partner + Strategic Networks | Health Velocity Capital

Kristin is a Partner with Health Velocity Capital where she advances the investment thesis for the firm around high impact clinical investments from early stage into high growth performance. She is recognized nationally as a passionate and influential voice for leadership advancement amidst scale and growth of healthcare ventures. Kristin took her leadership experience as a Vice President for DaVita Kidney Care (responsibilities included the Redwoods Leadership Program) into the early frontier of healthcare price transparency with Castlight Health where she served as their SVP of Development.

Mike Huguelet

Chief Operating Officer | Mindpath Health

Prior to Mindpath Mike served as the Chief Development Officer with U.S. Renal Care, and he previously served as a Vice President of Corporate Development with DaVita Healthcare Partners leading De Novo and M&A growth efforts. Mike also served as the Chief Development Officer at NorthStar Anesthesia focused on new hospital and physician partnerships. His prior experience includes investment banking efforts focused on M&A and capital formation, and operations consulting with Arthur Andersen.

Paul Lamendola

President, Clinical Diagnostics Division | Thermo Fisher Scientific

Paul founded his consulting company in 2023. Previously he served as the CDO for American Dental Partners, the Vice President of Corporate Development for DaVita Healthcare Partners, and held senior business development roles at US Oncology, PatientKeeper and Quest Diagnostics

Marc Kerlin

Chief Growth Officer | Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG)

Marc has been involved in both the for-profit and not-for-profit healthcare sectors where he has held executive roles involving health plan management, hospital administration, physician practice management, multi-site operations and business development. Before joining Ob Hospitalist Group, Marc held executive positions with Pharmetrics, Molecular Health Inc, e+Cancer Care, DaVita and U.S. Oncology. Marc earned a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University Shreveport and attended the Frost School of Business at Centenary College.

Basak Ertan

Chief Revenue Officer | Radiology Partners

Previous to Radiology Partners, Basak held the role of vice president of revenue cycle management for DaVita, following her role as a senior associate consultant at Bain & Company, a leading strategy and management consulting firm. She has extensive experience in healthcare revenue cycle, payor strategy, marketing, and public relations. Basak received her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.

Cameron Cleeton

Chief Development Officer | Radiology Partners

Cameron has extensive experience successfully building healthcare businesses and teams in the United States and overseas. Previously, Cameron served as vice president of international development and operations for DaVita Inc. He also held the role of vice president of development for DaVita’s integrated care division, leading multi-specialty physician group acquisitions and hospital joint ventures.

CORE VALUES

CARE

Palladium is committed to helping leaders keep thoughtful, human-centered care at the core of their practice within healthcare.

IMAGINATION

We equip leaders to flex and expand their imaginations to meet new and dynamic challenges with confidence and vision.

CURIOSITY

We foster a culture of listening and growth that nurtures leaders who are open to learn from mistakes and try new approaches.

COLLABORATION

Establishing trust and building community fuels collaborative engagement and effectiveness at every level of leadership.

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