Rod is a healthcare executive and entrepreneur with a keen interest in transforming the industry through innovation. He brings three decades of leadership experience in prominent technology and advisory firms such as Premier, Philips, Huron, Computer Sciences Corporation (now DXC) and Ernst & Young where he sold and delivered significant operational & financial transformation engagements across a variety of healthcare sectors. He has co-founded two digital tech start-ups – one focused on workforce management and the other on strategic applications of Artificial Intelligence.
He is an award-winning creative problem-solver, integrating technology with human-centered design and advanced analytics for clients in the U.S., Canada and New Zealand. Rod is frequently tapped to pioneer sales of new solutions due to his ability to connect and align with early adopters. He helps organizations adapt to the rapidly changing healthcare landscape leveraging a proprietary innovation framework.
He has led several cross-functional teams to sell and tackle complex challenges, helping a wide array of healthcare organizations to realize financial performance improvements cumulatively exceeding $200M. His approach to leadership is rooted in collaboration, growth mindset, and ensuring alignment across all levels of the organization while pushing forward innovation and operational excellence.
Superpowers:
- Innovation Whisperer: Help organizations reinvigorate their innovation capabilities to improve success rates and accelerate strategic growth.
- Catalyzer: Rapidly identify key value drivers and strategic differentiators to successfully engage early adopters and build a base of impactful testimonials.
- Lateral-Thinker: Introduce new perspectives to better understand problems and generate more creative solutions.
