Mike Rhoades

About Mike Rhoades

VALUE-BASED CARE AND POPULATION HEALTHMike Rhoades is the CEO and Founder of Alera Health, the largest manager of specialty behavioral health networks in the USA. Mike has over 30 years’ experience in clinical/executive leadership in behavioral health, primary care, hospitals, and clinically integrated networks. Mike has subject matter expertise in network assemblage and governance, value-based contracting, population health technologies, data analysis, private equity, and public health/behavioral health policy. Mike has led over 20 M&A transactions and served in a variety of executive leadership roles. Expertise in managing large, clinically integrated Accountable Care Organizations within a multi-specialty environment. Intimate knowledge in HIE/CIN data integration and aggregation, population health risk stratification and analytics, care management infrastructure and interventions, and the strategic development of clinically integrated networks. Unique knowledge and experience in behavioral health and PAC integration. Leadership success translating business models into growth strategy that grew market share and strategically positioned health services organization. Experience managing complex mergers and acquisitions, driving change management and sensitive cultural integrations in matrix environment. Change agent and growth driver with 20-year successful track record building and positioning health care entities for progress. Expert in driving enterprise strategies that maximize organization’s value proposition to medical community and payers while boosting revenue and margins, improving patient care, increasing physician satisfaction, and refining business infrastructure. Clear understanding of legal, regulatory, and political issues/trends in health care. Expert in public policy and advocacy with capacity to build consensus at all levels and drive realistic solutions. Regularly connect with business and healthcare leaders; leverage robust network to drive growth strategies. Able to coordinate, integrate, and influence others outside immediate span of control. Strengths in finance and investment strategies with full P&L responsibility to complement full range of hands-on managerial and business experience including strategy, financing, operations, sales, and marketing. Requested to sit on multiple entrepreneur boards to provide strategic counsel and guidance.

Experience

1. CEO

   Alera Health

   Feb 2016 — Present

   Alera Health builds and manages high performance integrated systems of care (ISOCs) that streamline access to coordinated behavioral health, primary care, and social services. Alera Health is a “soup to nuts” population health manager supporting more than 3M patients suffering from behavioral health and medical conditions.

Education

• UNCW

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), International Business

  1999 — 2001

• Augustana College (SD)

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

  1990 — 1994

Skills

• Project Management
• Angel Investing
• Private Equity
• Public Policy
• Valuation
• Strategic Planning
• Mergers
• Start-Ups
• Ehr
• Management Consulting
• Investments
• Business Planning
• Healthcare
• Business Development
• Non-Profits
• Leadership
• Business Strategy
• Fundraising
• Marketing Strategy
• Policy
• Mergers
• Program Management
• Nonprofits
• Product Management
• Venture Capital
• Consulting
• Negotiation
• Due Diligence
• Strategy
• Strategic Partnerships
• Project Planning
• Management
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• New Business Development
• Business Intelligence