Who we place
Why boards and PE partners choose us
- We reach the leaders who aren't looking. The best executive for your seat is running someone else's right now. We bring them to you, confidentially.
- A senior specialist runs your search. Your seat is handled by a senior consultant who focuses on exactly this specialty, under our US healthcare Sector Head. Not a junior associate and a database.
- Healthcare is all we do. We know the difference between a clinician with a title and a leader who can run a P&L and a medical staff.
- Retained means all-in. We commit the full team to one search and stay until the right person signs. Most of ours close in 30 to 90 days.
- A global bench behind a local search. ISG runs in 50-plus countries with 1,200-plus partners, so no leader is out of reach.
What private-equity sponsors look for in a platform C-suite
- Scaling multi-site healthcare organizations, fast
- Buy-and-build strategy and clean acquisition integration
- EBITDA and operating-margin improvement, proven
- Professionalizing the management team
- Executing the 100-day plan and preparing for recapitalization or exit
- Building an executive team quickly, ideally with prior sponsor-backed experience
Representative engagements
Representative, anonymized examples. Details and locations changed to protect client and candidate confidentiality.
- A private-equity-backed behavioral health portfolio needed a C-suite that could execute the value-creation plan. We built it, in lockstep with the operating partners.
- A distressed multi-site operator was worrying its investors. We placed turnaround leadership that steadied the platform through the change.
- A growth-stage platform needed an operator who could scale it. We placed one who grew into interim CEO as the business did.
Frequently asked questions
How do PE-backed platform searches differ from health-system searches?
PE platforms move faster, weigh commercial and operating skill heavily, and expect the C-suite to drive value creation on a defined timeline. We recruit for that profile.
Can you move fast for a newly acquired platform?
Yes. We can build or backfill a C-suite quickly when a platform is newly formed or acquired and needs leadership in place.
Do you handle turnaround leadership for platforms?
Yes. A significant part of our platform work is turnaround and stabilization leadership for distressed, multi-site operators.
Meet your search partner
Lee Fossey leads the US Healthcare Executive Search practice for ISG Americas, with a team of senior consultants each focused on a specialty, so your search is run by someone who lives in that corner of the market. Across nearly three decades in search, the practice has helped hospitals, health systems, and private-equity-backed platforms place the leaders who change their trajectory, and on the global ISG platform that reach extends to more than 50 countries. Lee would rather have one honest conversation about your search than send you a proposal.
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Every week a leadership seat sits empty, it costs you momentum, money, and the board's confidence. One confidential call, and you will know quickly whether we are the firm for your search.
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