Thomas Rock Email & Phone Number

**Passionate about providing smarter and more cost-effective healthcare that is also kinder and more accessible to everyone at any address**I understand both the business side of medicine and the clinical side. I am an MD/MBA (trained pediatrician) who has spent the last 13 years working with large health systems, clinics, investors, and payors to help them deliver high-value care while improving patient and provider satisfaction. Specifically, I have 9 years in healthcare management consulting (both strategy and operations), 2 years at a payor leading the business planning process that implemented strategic and innovation goals, and 2 years in corporate development with a focus on healthcare governance, healthcare investing, and leveraging AI to boost the firm’s productivity. I have demonstrated the ability to successfully lead teams to improve the quality of care and reduce the total cost of care. I completed Wharton’s MBA program in May 2024.I’m a father of three (2 girls, 1 boy), husband of a critical care physician, reader of historical fiction and natural history, Peloton enthusiast (trock315), kamado cooker, scuba diver, and intermediate skier.-----Key AccomplishmentsStrategy and Strategic Planning: I developed enterprise strategies for large academic medical centers, children’s hospitals, and clinics as a management consultantOperations: I led clinical transformation and cost optimization projects at large health systems; led care model redesign to provide safe, reliable care standardized across the system; led physician compensation redesign at a large academic medical center to align with its missions Population Health: I developed an implementation plan for a children’s hospital to undertake commercial value-based contracts; I helped establish several Clinically Integrated Networks (CIN) and launch their clinical programs Business Planning and Financial Planning: For a payor, I designed and led a new enterprise-wide business planning process and developed business plans for health markets and corporate functions; I designed a new process to select major investments and innovationsHealthcare Investing: With a family office, I sourced healthcare targets, conducted due diligence, and led two investmentsAI: I led an initiative to analyze and address AI’s impact on portfolio company strategy, client needs, and firm productivity-----Healthcare Interests:Home Care, Healthtech, AI in Healthcare, Digital Health, Functional Medicine, Biohacking, Anti-Aging Medicine, Aging-in-Place, Personalized Medicine, Innovative Care Models