Michael Silverstein

CEO

Solon, Ohio, United States39 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in placing C-Suite executives in healthcare.
  • Proven track record in healthcare IT recruitment.
  • Recognized by top industry awards for recruitment excellence.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Healthcare IT Executive Recruiter with extensive experience in SaaS and advisory roles.

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Skills

Core Skills

Executive SearchHealthcare ItLeadership PlanningHealthcare Technology

Other Skills

Leadership PlacementAdvisory ServicesHealthcare SaaSOrganizational DesignTalent AdvisoryBusiness DevelopmentHealthcare ConsultingPharmacy AutomationClinical WorkflowHISEHREMRERPHealthcareTechnical Recruiting

About

I focus on placing high-level, client facing talent in the Healthcare Software and Services arena. Whether you're a "direct contributor" or a C-Level executive, I pride myself in bringing value as both an Executive Recruiter and a Healthcare IT Industry Consultant. Since 1983, Direct Recruiters has been recognized as the relationship-focused search firm that assists Healthcare Information Technology (IT) organizations with recruiting, acquiring and retaining high-impact talent for mission-critical positions. Our unique approach and unmatched resources provide clients with in-depth industry expertise and efficiency in acquiring top talent. With every open position we fill, Direct Recruiters provides the best client and candidate experience possible. DRI is an award-winning organization and has been recognized both nationally and locally by Hunt Scanlon’s Top 50 Recruiters, NorthCoast 99, Fastest Growing US Staffing Firms by Staffing Industry Analysts, Weatherhead 100, Plain Dealer’s Top Workplaces, Inc Magazine’s Best Workplaces, the Inc 5000 and America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms by Forbes. Specialties: I specialize in Healthcare IT & Automation, Clinical Software Applications, Health Information Exchange, Enterprise Content Management, HIS, Pharmacy Automation, Patient Flow, Clinical Workflow, EHR Portal Solutions, EMR and PM, Revenue Cycle, Payer Sales, RTLS and Asset Tracking systems, Supply Chain and ERP. On a daily basis, I am in contact with executive management and hiring authorities looking to hire top professionals in the following areas: Sales Finance HR Marketing Customer Success Implementation Product Operations Managed Services Data Science Information Technology Clinical Services Physicians and Nurses I have a proven track record in placing C-Suite and Executive Leadership Teams: Chief Commercial Officer Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Chief Growth Officer Chief Information Officer Chief Marketing Officer Chief Medical Officer Chief Nursing Officer Chief Operating Officer Chief Product Officer Chief Revenue Officer Chief Technology Officer In-House Counsel Legal Staffing Private Equity and Portfolio Company Roles

Experience

39 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
10 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
39 yrs 9 mos
Current Experience

Direct recruiters healthcare operator advisory

Managing Partner

Jan 2026Present · 4 mos · Solon, Ohio, United States · Remote

  • Platform Anchor & Ecosystem Connector
  • Mike Silverstein anchors the DRI Healthcare Operator Advisory platform by supporting founders, CEOs, and boards through critical growth, leadership, and talent inflection points—ensuring continuity across strategy, execution, and hiring.
  • Services include:
  • Introductions to healthcare technology investors (VC, PE, growth equity)
  • Introductions to strategic, commercial, and ecosystem partners
  • Introductions to advisors and subject-matter experts
  • Organizational design and leadership planning
  • Interview and hiring process design and coaching
  • Participation in executive candidate interviews
  • Board-level talent and leadership advisory
  • Access to the DRI Healthcare Executive Exchange aka DRI HEX (850+ healthcare executives and investors)
  • Preferred partner recruiting rates through Direct Recruiters, Inc.
  • Outcome: continuity from strategy → leadership → execution → scale, rather than fragmented handoffs.
Healthcare TechnologyLeadership PlanningOrganizational DesignTalent Advisory

Dr. b

Advisor/Investor

Dec 2025Present · 5 mos · Remote

  • Dr. B is a telehealth company that provides affordable online medical consultations and prescriptions for common conditions—often starting at $15—without requiring insurance. It is @Cyrus Massoumi's newest venture (Founder & CEO of ZocDoc).

Cognimark

Advisor

Nov 2025Present · 6 mos · remote · Remote

  • The Neurology AI co-pilot for Physicians that is revolutionizing how Alzheimer's disease is identified in order to get patients on the right care pathway in meaningfully faster time.

Solvemed | pure pupillometer

Advisor

Nov 2025Present · 6 mos · Remote

  • Leading edge firm that has developed an FDA approved, smartphone based medical device that converts a standard phone into a tool for objective pupil size and reactivity testing. Solvemed is expanding access to a critical neurological test that can be used to identify problems long before they escalate.

Myroad.io

Advisor

Aug 2025Present · 9 mos · remote · Remote

  • MyRoad.io with the help of proprietary AI on your phone is reimagining how patients and members share their key vital signs with those responsible for administering and paying for their care

Whalehawk

Advisor

Jun 2025Present · 11 mos · United States · Remote

  • AccelIntel is bringing AI driven, highly curated, proprietary decision support and preparation to your Healthcare IT Sales team to help optimize your organization’s conversions on it’s most critical customer opportunities

Mila health inc

Advisor

Apr 2025Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Remote

  • Mila Health’s Digital Workforce is helping drive the patient experience into the modern age.

Ignitedata

Advisor

Mar 2025Present · 1 yr 2 mos · remote

  • Ignite Data is revolutionizing data integration for clinical trials

Patientgenie

Advisor

Mar 2025Present · 1 yr 2 mos · remote · Remote

  • PatientGenie is an AI-powered healthcare navigation platform designed to simplify access to care. By connecting people with the right providers and effortlessly

Health universe

Advisor

Feb 2025Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Remote

  • The platform for building, sharing, and deploying Health AI. We're bringing the brightest researchers and model developers together with clinicians and life sciences companies to accelerate the future of healthcare.

Graici

Advisor

Dec 2024Present · 1 yr 5 mos · Cleveland, Ohio, United States · Remote

  • Improving health outcomes with knowledge, compassion, and AI

Ethermed

Advisor

Jun 2024Present · 1 yr 11 mos · United States · Remote

  • Ethermed is solving prior authorization and stitching together the healthcare ecosystem. Our AI solution automatically fills and submits authorizations from within your existing tools.

Yunu

Advisor

May 2024Present · 2 yrs

  • Clinical trial imaging workflow & data management technology for life sciences and clinical research.

Starfish partners

Director Board of Directors

Sep 2022Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

  • Starfish Partners is an expanding ecosystem and investment platform for recruiting firms structured to enhance the collective benefit of all stakeholders.

Title boxing club

Partner - Wandell Knockout Management, LLC

May 2015Jun 2019 · 4 yrs 1 mo · Mentor, Solon, Highland Heights, Strongsville, Ohio City, Polaris, Powell - Ohio

The pinnacle society

Member

Oct 2014Present · 11 yrs 7 mos

  • The Pinnacle Society is the nation's premier consortium of top recruiters within the direct placement and search industry. For more than 20 years, the Pinnacle Society has provided the nation's top recruiters a forum in which to exchange the business principles and placement techniques that led them to achieve, and allows them to maintain their success.

Cleveland hillel foundation

Board Member

Apr 2013Feb 2015 · 1 yr 10 mos · Greater Cleveland

Cleveland jewish publication company

Board Member

Mar 2012Feb 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos · Cleveland

Direct recruiters, inc.

Managing Partner - Healthcare IT & Life Sciences Practice

Sep 2008Present · 17 yrs 8 mos · Solon, OH

  • DRI specializes in executive search, leadership placement, and advisory services for Healthcare IT and Life Sciences SaaS and Services companies. We partner with Private Equity, Growth Equity, and Venture Capital firms, as well as their growth-stage and enterprise portfolio companies, to identify and place proven operators who can scale teams, drive execution, and reduce risk.
  • Our team brings deep domain expertise and long-standing relationships across the healthcare ecosystem, enabling us to deliver senior leadership talent with speed, precision, and discretion. DRI’s experience spans retained executive search, senior-level placements, and operator-led advisory engagements, supporting both investors and management teams across the healthcare and life sciences technology landscape.
  • Our search experience includes leadership and team build placements across:
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Areas
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences SaaS platforms
  • Clinical, provider, and care-delivery technologies
  • Digital health, virtual care, and remote patient monitoring
  • Data, analytics, AI / ML, and interoperability platforms
  • Revenue cycle, patient financial experience, and administrative systems
  • Payer, pharmacy, and managed healthcare services
  • Enterprise healthcare software, infrastructure, and security
Executive SearchHealthcare ITLeadership PlacementAdvisory ServicesHealthcare SaaS

Developers diversified realty

Management Trainee

May 2007Aug 2008 · 1 yr 3 mos

Aepi

Member of the Fraternity

Jan 2004Jan 2008 · 4 yrs

Cleveland cavaliers, browns, guardians

Professional (mildly obsessed/cursed) Sports Fan

Aug 1986Present · 39 yrs 9 mos · Cleveland, Ohio, United States

  • I would not recommend this occupation to those with stomach issues. It is a job that constantly has me riding an emotional rollar coaster.

Education

Miami University

BS in Business — Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Jan 2004Jan 2008

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