With more than 18 years of experience in executive leadership, private equity and PE-owned portfolio companies, John is a mastermind within the finance industry. And as CFO, he leads our finance, accounting, due diligence and administrative functions.
Merging compelling innovation, enhanced patient care and our clinic’s bottom line is his idea of fun. John is HighFive’s chief financial officer and one of our founding employees. He serves on the board of directors of The Jimmie Hale Mission and Forgotten Children Ministries (Honduras) and is a retired youth sports coach. Steve and his family are members of Church of the Highlands. Steve is the proud husband to his amazing wife (Karen), dad to his two college-age children (Cole and Claire), and owner of three dogs (Scout, Brinkley and Cooper). Steve earned recognition as a Leading Practitioner in Healthcare Law by Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, has been included in The Best Lawyers In America in the areas of Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Health Care Law and Corporate Law, and holds a preeminent AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell. from The University of Alabama School of Law in 1997, where he served as a Senior Editor of the Alabama Law Review. in English from Auburn University in 1994 and a J.D. In his role, Steve also oversees and coordinates legal and compliance matters for the Company.
He works closely with the development, finance and operations teams to ensure that HighFive’s growth is provider-centered, legally compliant, culturally consistent and highly efficient. Steve has experience in a wide variety of M&A engagements with an emphasis representing physician and dental practices in more than 35 states, health systems/hospitals, durable medical equipment providers, prescription benefit optimizers, skilled nursing and behavioral health facilities, healthcare IT companies and other healthcare-related ventures in both buy-side and sell-side M&A, including private equity platform and bolt-on transactions, strategic acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures and other combinations.Īs part of the HighFive executive leadership team, Steve leverages his background and experience in the development and implementation of HighFive’s strategic growth and operational initiatives. in Birmingham, Alabama, serving as co-chair of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Healthcare/Physician Practice Integration Transactions practice groups. Prior to that time, Steve practiced law for more than 20 years with Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Steve joined the HighFive team in July 2021 as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. Chad is the proud owner of HighFive's mascot, Teddy. And he’s also a two-time nominee for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2016, 2018), an honor he won as a finalist in 2018.Ĭhad has been a leader in moving startups forward for several years, leveraging his experience and relationships to create sustainable value for his partners and shareholders. The investment provided a 27x return to investors within 36 months.įrom 2008 to 2012, Chad served as the founder and CEO of Independent Medical Equipment, which was Alabama’s largest DME company when he sold the business in 2012.Ĭhad started his career in finance and accounting at Deloitte, where he practiced tax advisory services. And in November 2018, they sold the company to a private equity firm in Miami with +500M undermanagement. He and a partner purchased the majority of Affinity Hospice in 2016. 5000 recognition as one of Americas’ fastest-growing private companies in 2016, 20 with over $250M in annual revenues. Under his strategic direction, the company earned Inc.
During that time, he completed a transaction selling a majority interest of Hospicelink to Blue Wolf Capital, a New York-based private equity firm. Chad ensures the team at HighFive becomes the leader in the endodontic & oral surgery industry that recruits, develops and retains great talent with a variety of backgrounds and skillsets.įounder of Hospicelink, Chad served as CEO and chairman of the Board from December 2011 to January 2018. These pillars are the foundation of HighFive University and the non-profit HighFive For Healthcare (H54H). Chad also leads HighFive's diversity focus and maintains the company's culture through growth and community outreach. As our fearless leader, Chad is responsible for the company’s overall growth and strategic direction. Chad is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of HighFive.
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