Why I Do This Work I’ve been a client, intern, employee, operator, advisor, and executive in behavioral healthcare and have seen firsthand how broken systems can be for people who are struggling. I chose to help build Ava Health because I believe we can do better and I’m not willing to wait for someone else to do it.
What I Bring Professionally I’ve spent the last 20 years working across finance, investment banking, and private equity, with a focus on operational growth and mission-aligned ventures. I earned my MBA, led transactions for middle market companies, and later moved into the behavioral health space, co-founding treatment centers with a commitment to access, equity, and quality. At Ava Health, I bring a CFO’s discipline with a founder’s urgency, balancing long-term sustainability with real-time needs.
How I Show Up at Ava At Ava Health, I lead our financial strategy and infrastructure, ensuring we stay solvent without ever losing sight of our values. I believe in clean data, real transparency, and building systems that make good decisions easier, not harder.
The Emotional Core I’ve been on the other side of this work, and I know how rare it is to find a place that sees people as more than just their worst day.
What Grounds Me I’m grounded by bike rides pulling my dog in a cart, backcountry snowboarding, and the deep quiet of the Colorado mountains.
