Robert Clarke, Principal
Bob is a market-recognized advisor with more than 40 years of demonstrated experience assisting major healthcare providers solve and implement solutions to complex financial, strategic, regulatory, governance and operational issues. Passionate about driving change and improving organizational results, Bob has a deep commitment to leadership development. Bob has facilitated peer to peer exchanges of healthcare leaders as well as facilitated transition labs to help healthcare leaders successfully onboard into their new role. Bob has significant experience in the C-suite and boardroom gained through reporting to management and the board on the results of strategic and financial planning engagements, turnarounds, corporate investigations, M&A engagements, financial statement audits and other financial advisory services.
Holding leadership positions continuously from 1995 to 2018 at Arthur Andersen and Deloitte, Bob most recently served as National Managing Partner of Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory’s Life Science & Health Care practice. Bob has extensive governance experience, serving as the Board Chair, Treasurer or Finance & Audit Committee member for not-for-profits such as The Chicago Lighthouse, American Cancer Society – Illinois, The Center for International Rehabilitation, Froedtert ThedaCare Health, MultiCare and Adventist HealthCare.
Bob, a CPA, is a graduate of Purdue University (BS Management) and the University of Arkansas (MBA). Bob also holds certifications from Cornell University in Executive Healthcare Management and Healthcare Change Management.
Julie Clarke, Principal
Julie is a proven healthcare professional with 30+ years of experience involving leadership and people development, project management, finance, and operations. Julie’s experience includes audit and client service roles for health care providers, health insurance plans and life sciences companies. Julie worked 20 years for a Fortune 100 life sciences company, serving on the global executive leadership team of clinical development operations (a $2 billion business unit with over 2000 employees). In these roles, Julie was highly invested in people development and served as coach, mentor and culture ambassador in addition to leading her team. Having spent 30+ years supporting health care businesses in different settings and working with leaders with varying backgrounds, styles and experience, Julie has a unique perspective and understanding of the complexity of and inner workings of healthcare organizations, which provides the foundation for Julie’s expertise in helping healthcare organizations and their leaders elevate their performance and find creative solutions to their complex challenges.
Julie is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (BBA with an emphasis in accounting). Julie also holds certification from University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill in Executive Management.
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A consortium of senior executive healthcare advisors and experienced litigation/investigation resources, who leverage decades of experience to help you overcome the critical challenges facing health providers today.