Wes Knepper

About Wes Knepper

I’m a licensed therapist and senior clinical executive with a career focused on building high-quality, scalable behavioral health systems. My work sits at the intersection of clinical excellence, operations, and strategy, with a strong emphasis on translating real-world care delivery into reliable, measurable, and sustainable clinical programs.Over the last several years, I’ve led national clinical quality and care delivery initiatives across therapy and psychiatry, designing frameworks that support both provider success and strong client outcomes. I specialize in building “payer-grade” clinical infrastructure inside fast-moving organizations—bringing rigor, compliance, and accountability without sacrificing clinical integrity or human connection.Previously, I spent nearly a decade in Medicaid managed care, where I developed a deep understanding of how behavioral health quality, regulatory requirements, and population outcomes intersect. That experience continues to shape how I approach care model design, quality measurement, and system-level clinical governance.My work is grounded in a few core strengths- Designing and scaling clinical quality programs for large, distributed provider networks- Bridging clinical practice with operational execution and regulatory standards- Advancing behavioral health outcomes through thoughtful systems design- Partnering across operations, compliance, and technology teams to embed clinical excellence into everyday workflowsI’m especially passionate about creating environments where clinicians are supported, care is evidence-informed, and quality is not an afterthought but a built-in feature of how organizations operate.

Experience

1. VP of Clinical Excellence

   SonderMind

   Mar 2025 — Present

Education

• Western Carolina University

  Master of Arts (MA), Clinical Psychology

  2006 — 2008

• Furman University

  Bachelor's degree, Psychology

  2002 — 2006

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Master's Degree, Health/Health Care Administration/Management

  2013 — 2015

Skills

• Lean Six Sigma
• Project Management
• Lean Tools
• Quality Management
• Training
• Kaizen
• Behavioral Health
• Program Development
• Business Process Mapping
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Dmaic
• Fmea
• Public Speaking
• Program Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• 5s
• Leadership Development
• Program Evaluation
• Statistics
• Data Collection
• Business Case Development
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Tableau
• Visio
• Spss
• Microsoft Project
• Sharepoint