Forward-thinking, charismatic leader with a passion for solving complex problems – technical, design, product, or growth – to generate a better experience. Healthcare industry exec and strategist bringing 15 years of experience; most recently focused on building & leading scalable growth for value-based care delivery organizations (Novocardia/Cardiovascular Associates of America, ChenMed, Lumeris). Babak draws from extensive experiences driving inorganic and organic business growth, including developing new business and strategic partnership opportunities with various stakeholders across the industry, developing growth plans and financial models to foster adoption of value-based care, and the execution of strategy to accelerate organization's growth trajectory. Babak led Growth Strategy and Value-based care partnerships at Cardiovascular Associates of America (CVAUSA). Prior to CVAUSA, Babak was a leader within the New Markets and Growth and Corporate Development teams at ChenMed, served as Director of Advisory Solutions at Lumeris, and was a Management Consultant at HealthScape Advisors (a Chartis Company).Babak received his B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University and holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University.Professional focus areas:- Value-based care and population health (led VBC growth for risk-bearing primary care and cardiovascular care organizations);- Healthcare (payer, provider, medical device) across various customer segments - commercial, direct to employer or consumer, government (Medicare, Medicaid, ACA), and ancillary;- Retail healthcare (including site selection);- Digital health/ health tech. solutions; and- Hybrid delivery models & care model transformation