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Justin Shuman

CEO

Denver, Colorado, United States16 yrs 1 mo experience

Key Highlights

  • Improved operating margin by 25% at home health company
  • Closed over $140M in risk-based partnerships
  • Mentored 5 team members into leadership roles
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Healthcare Business Development Executive with expertise in growth strategy and operational excellence.

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Skills

Core Skills

Growth StrategyBusiness Development

Other Skills

Commercial StrategyTeam BuildingGo-to-Market StrategyData InfrastructureEconomic Model ShiftClient Relationship ManagementPricingGo-to-MarketOperational PlanningKPI DevelopmentClient EngagementQuality and Cost IncentivesRevenue GrowthClient AcquisitionPartnership Development

About

If you've ever felt invisible in the healthcare system, you know the exhaustion of fighting to be heard. I learned that firsthand searching for the right diagnosis for my heart condition. The delays, misdiagnoses, and moments where I had to advocate just to be taken seriously left a mark. But they also built something: a deeper compassion and an unshakeable commitment to building systems that actually see people. Especially the ones everyone else misses. Now I help healthcare companies turn that same vision into reality. For 18 years, I've been the person who builds the plane while flying it. And honestly, that's where I do my best work. You might be here because you're tackling complex populations, or building something that needs a clearer path to growth. Either way, we're probably working toward the same goal. Here's what that looks like in practice: - Improved operating margin 25% and increased run-rate by $2M at a mid-stage home health company - Closed $140M+ in risk-based partnerships with regional Blue Cross Blue Shield plans - Architected and activated plan converting academic hospital contracts, producing $6M revenue - Expanded specialty benefits pipeline 4x to $100M+ - Pitched value-based care models to 85% of Blue plans nationwide - Mentored 5 team members into leadership roles (still my favorite metric) My foundation comes from early work in private equity and M&A. Financial modeling, business fundamentals, investor priorities. I still lean on that toolkit in every operating role. If your focus is chronic illness, behavioral health access, or reaching populations that traditional healthcare overlooks, we share the same north star. I care deeply about reducing friction between plans and providers, and building teams that believe integrity isn't negotiable. Outside work, I serve as Treasurer for Uptown Health Clinic, a Denver FQHC providing care to people too often overlooked. I also advise therapy practice owners on growth with both financial clarity and doing right by their teams. Send me a note if you're working to give voice to those who can't be heard or building solutions that actually reduce suffering. Or just need someone who listens for the story behind the story. I actually read every message: justin.shuman@gmail.com Specialties: Growth Strategy | GTM Leadership | Payer Partnerships | Value-Based Care | Commercial Planning | Business Development

Experience

16 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
2 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
1 yr 4 mos
Current Experience

Healthemed, inc.

Chief Commercial Officer

Sep 2025Present · 8 mos · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · Remote

  • Chief Commercial Officer leading commercial strategy, team build, and top-line growth at HealtheMed, a Minnesota-based provider of home and community-based services for Medicaid and waiver populations, supporting individuals with disabilities to live independently.
  • Built the commercial function from scratch: territory design, channel architecture, partnerships team, and the data infrastructure connecting referral sources to revenue. Accountable for end-to-end go-to-market across counties, case managers, states, and MCOs.
  • My focus is building systematic, scalable commercial operations in a space where growth has historically been reactive and fragmented.
Commercial StrategyTeam BuildingGo-to-Market StrategyData InfrastructureGrowth StrategyBusiness Development

Rhyme

Advisor

Apr 2025Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Columbus, Ohio, United States · Remote

  • Interim CCO / Growth Advisor embedded with the CEO and COO at Rhyme, a prior authorization platform that tracks end-to-end workflow across health plans, health systems, and specialty benefit managers to surface failure points and eliminate friction.
  • Drove a fundamental shift in economic model and partnered with the executive team to reset hospital client relationships. Recontracted 90%+ of the footprint, delivering approximately $3M in revenue uplift.
Economic Model ShiftClient Relationship ManagementGrowth Strategy

Fireside strategic

Investor

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 4 mos

Breksey

Advisor

Dec 2024Present · 1 yr 5 mos · Remote

  • Breksey is solving the mental health crisis by making it lucrative for therapists to build private practices.
  • Advising the Founder and CEO on commercial strategy, pricing, and go-to-market to drive early traction and support growth and fundraising.
Commercial StrategyPricingGo-to-MarketGrowth Strategy

Spiras health

Advisor

Aug 2024Dec 2024 · 4 mos · Remote

  • Spiras is an in-home care company serving Medicaid and Medicare Advantage members with polychronic conditions, delivering proactive care directly in patients' homes.
  • Embedded advisor to the CEO and COO, building a multi-year operational plan ahead of 2025 strategic considerations. Established clinician staffing model and census-focused KPIs that improved gross margin from 15% to 38% over six months, representing $2M in run-rate improvement.
Operational PlanningKPI DevelopmentBusiness Development

Career break

Health and well-being

Feb 2024Jul 2024 · 5 mos

  • Delved into a cardiac diagnosis, savored moments with family, rekindled a love for writing, and traveled a bit.

Evolent

Vice President of Growth

Apr 2022Jan 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos · Denver, Colorado, United States

  • Evolent is a leading specialty benefit manager offering comprehensive, value-based programs for prevalent and complex health conditions.
  • With expertise in oncology, cardiology, radiology, musculoskeletal care, pain management, patient navigation, genetic testing, and more, Evolent’s solutions address a wide range of healthcare needs. Engaged with over 70 health plan clients, Evolent supports more than 40 million members across Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial lines. By aligning quality and cost incentives, Evolent’s partnerships benefit health plans, providers, and members. The company offers flexible models, from full capitation to ASO, that drive sustainable healthcare outcomes.
Client EngagementQuality and Cost IncentivesBusiness Development

Dorsata

Vice President of Business Development

Jul 2018Apr 2022 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Dorsata is a women's health company providing clinical decision support to ob-gyns through an exclusive partnership with the American College of Obstetricians, serving 300+ practices and impacting 10-15% of annual pregnancies.
  • Led commercial strategy across direct sales, channel partnerships, go-to-market, and pricing. Grew revenue 400%+ over four years, from $750K to $3M+ ARR. Established real-world evidence data business selling women's health insights to life sciences, producing $2M annual revenue and 40-50% gross margin. With CEO and COO, led $5.2M Series A raise with QED Investors, LabCorp, and Motley Fool.
Commercial StrategyRevenue GrowthBusiness Development

Avalon healthcare solutions

2 roles

AVP, Business Development | Director, Business Development

Jan 2015Jan 2018 · 3 yrs · Philadelphia, PA

  • Avalon is the premier laboratory benefits manager, partnered with 30+ health plans serving 38M members nationwide.
  • Progressed from Chief of Staff to AVP over four years, helping build healthcare's first laboratory benefit manager. Secured initial risk-based health plan client through complex Blues plan partnership worth $40M annual revenue. Closed $80M+ Southern Blues partnership and subsequently contracted with LabCorp. Expanded footprint to Northeast with Pennsylvania Blues.
Client AcquisitionPartnership DevelopmentBusiness Development

Chief of Staff

Mar 2014Mar 2015 · 1 yr · Philadelphia, PA

  • Recruited as 7th employee to join the initial executive launch team. Executed strategy, financial analysis, and business case development initiatives as we pursued our first client. Direct contribution to all aspects of the anchor partner and subsequent client launches. I reported to the c-suite and served as trusted strategic adviser to Avalon Executive and Senior Leadership team.
Strategic AdvisingClient Launch StrategyBusiness Development

Woodlawn partners

Senior Associate

Jan 2013Jan 2014 · 1 yr

  • Woodlawn Partners is a trusted investment firm specializing in providing growth capital and strategic support to early-stage and middle-market companies. With a focus on technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors, Woodlawn Partners partners with visionary entrepreneurs to fuel their growth and maximize their potential. With a proven track record of successful investments, Woodlawn Partners leverages its expertise, network, and resources to help companies achieve long-term success and create value for all stakeholders.

Harris williams

Associate

Jan 2011Jan 2013 · 2 yrs · Philadelphia, PA

  • Harris Williams & Co is a leading global investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions advisory services. With a team of experienced professionals and a deep industry knowledge across sectors such as healthcare, technology, and consumer, Harris Williams & Co provides strategic guidance to clients for complex transactions. Through its collaborative approach, the firm delivers customized solutions, leveraging its global network and expertise to maximize value for clients.

Dupont

Private Markets Analyst

Jan 2007Jan 2009 · 2 yrs · Wilmington, Delaware

  • Dupont Capital Management is a trusted investment management firm offering a wide range of strategies to institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. With a focus on disciplined investment processes and rigorous risk management, Dupont Capital aims to deliver consistent, long-term investment performance. The firm's experienced team utilizes a combination of quantitative and fundamental analysis to identify attractive investment opportunities across various asset classes.
  • Responsible for financial modeling, research and underwriting analysis on co-investment, leverage buyout fund and venture capital fund investment opportunities. In my role, I supported a small team of six senior private equity portfolio managers.
  • Successes included modeling and bidding on $150 million of secondary investment and co-investment opportunities, drafting our PPM for a $100 million third-party fund-of-funds product, and deploying more than $750 million across 35 funds.

Education

Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management

MBA — Finance

Drexel University's LeBow College of Business

B.S. — Finance

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