John Thresher

About John Thresher

As a health care strategist with a focus in business development, I enjoy building collaborative partnerships focused on delivering high quality patient care.

Experience

1. Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)

   Ascension

   Aug 2024 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   As Chief Strategy Officer, I lead Ascension’s Texas business development and growth efforts with direct oversight of key service line growth, physician recruiting, physician relations, ambulatory acquisition and development and employer solutions. Additionally, I am responsible for driving physician alignment/support and programmatic growth across our Texas ecosystem to provide the best possible care to our patients.Ascension Texas is one of the region\'s largest, most comprehensive healthcare providers and includes 14 hospitals, a robust ambulatory network with outpatient imaging, ASCs, rehab, and a large primary care and specialty physician group.

Education

• United States Military Academy at West Point

  BS, Engineering Management, Mechanical Engineering

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• Entrepreneurship
• Capital Equipment
• Operating Room
• Leadership
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Product Launch
• Medical Sales
• Coaching
• Medical Devices
• Sales Force Development
• Disposables
• Ent
• Surgeons
• Surgical Instruments
• Contract Negotiation
• Urology
• Training
• General Surgery
• Strategic Planning
• Salesforce.com
• Sales
• Selling Skills
• Surgery
• Sales Operations
• Capital Equipment Sales
• Sales & Marketing Leadership
• Sales Management
• Market Development
• Healthcare