Evan Cairo serves as Vice President at Triple Aim Partners (TAP).
Prior to joining TAP, Evan served as a private equity investor at Moelis Capital Partners focused on healthcare services and previously worked in healthcare M&A at Deloitte.
Evan earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Michael Dant serves as Vice President at Triple Aim Partners (TAP).
Prior to joining TAP, Michael served in a variety of senior leadership roles within Carelon Post-Acute Solutions, a risk-based benefit management company providing delegated services across the post-acute continuum. Most recently he held the position of Staff Vice President and General Manager of the Post-Acute Solutions business within Carelon. Michael joined Carelon through the acquisition of myNEXUS, where he led several Network Management functions including provider relations, provider data management, network development, and value-based contracting. Previously, he worked in managed care consulting.
Michael earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Mississippi.
Sam Follit serves as Head of Talent at Triple Aim Partners (TAP), responsible for helping Triple Aim Partners build best-in-class teams.
Prior to joining TAP, Sam served as Principal at Oxeon, where she led executive search engagements spanning a broad portfolio of healthcare tech and care delivery businesses from seed stage to Fortune 100. Previously, she worked within Deloitte’s Organizational Transformation and Talent practice and at The Advisory Board Company.
Sam earned a Bachelor of Science from Vanderbilt University.
Andrew Hayek serves as Co-Founder & CEO of Triple Aim Partners (TAP), which partners with outstanding leaders to build healthcare companies that improve the quality, experience, and total cost of healthcare. He serves as Co-Founder and Chairman or Board Director of firsthand, Synapse Health, Luminary Hospice, Oasis, Diverge Health, Guidelight Health, Steadfast Health, and AbriCare, and he served previously in the same capacity for Prospero Health and ArchWell Health.
Andrew also serves as Co-Founder & Chairman of One World Surgery (a nonprofit surgical and medical provider in Honduras and the Dominican Republic), Adjunct Lecturer in Healthcare at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Lecturer of Health Care Management at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute.
Prior to co-founding TAP, Andrew served as CEO of Optum Health, Chairman & CEO of SCA Health, President of DaVita VillageHealth, President & COO of Alliance HealthCare Services, and in roles at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and the Boston Consulting Group.
Andrew earned a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Yale University.
Chris Maxedon serves as Vice President at Triple Aim Partners (TAP).
Prior to joining TAP, Chris served in a variety of roles in managed Medicaid within UnitedHealthcare Community & State, most recently as Vice President of Provider Innovation, setting strategy and leading implementation for various initiatives involving unique value-based care contracts. Previously, he served in a variety of roles supporting actuarial pricing, reserving, forecasting, and medical economics.
Chris is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and volunteers with the education arm of the Society. He is a Fellow of the Nashville Health Care Council.
Chris earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Minnesota.
Zena Patel serves as Vice President at Triple Aim Partners (TAP).
Prior to joining TAP, Zena served as Vice President of Operations and Clinical Strategy at Evergreen Nephrology, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at ArchWell Health, Director at Oxeon Partners and, Senior Manager at City Year.
Zena earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication Management and Design from Ithaca College.
Cory Roberts serves as Co-Founder & President of Triple Aim Partners (TAP), which partners with outstanding leaders to build healthcare companies that improve the quality, experience, and total cost of healthcare. He serves as Co-Founder and Chairman or Board Director of firsthand, Synapse Health, Luminary Hospice, Oasis, Diverge Health, Guidelight Health, Steadfast Health, and AbriCare, and he served previously in the same capacity for Prospero Health and ArchWell Health.
Cory also serves as Board Director of One World Surgery (a nonprofit surgical and medical provider in Honduras and the Dominican Republic) and is a fellow with the Academy for Systems Change.
Prior to co-founding TAP, Cory served in varying senior executive roles across Optum, most recently serving as President of OptumCare, a national platform of ambulatory focused care delivery systems, including medical groups, independent practice associations (IPAs), risk-bearing entities, and outpatient facility operations.
Cory joined Optum through the acquisition of SCA Health, where he served in varying senior executive roles, most recently serving as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to SCA, Cory worked in investment banking.
Cory earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alabama.
Heather Samolinski serves as Executive Assistant at Triple Aim Partners (TAP).
Prior to joining TAP, Heather worked in hospitality management for over a decade before transitioning to executive and office support roles.
Heather earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Saadiah Schmidt serves as Vice President of Talent at Triple Aim Partners (TAP), responsible for expanding the firm’s talent ecosystem, supporting TAP Companies with executive search and talent strategy, and helping to shape Triple Aim’s own organizational design.
Prior to joining TAP, Saadiah served as Director at Oxeon, where she built leadership teams for companies across the healthcare ecosystem, with a particular focus on early-stage, care-delivery organizations.
Saadiah earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Middlebury College.
Rich Sharff serves as Chief Legal Officer of Triple Aim Partners (TAP), which partners with outstanding leaders to build healthcare companies that improve the quality, experience, and total cost of healthcare.
Prior to joining TAP, Rich served as General Counsel for Optum Health, where his team had responsibility for the legal affairs businesses including physician groups, independent practice associations (IPAs), ambulatory care centers, population health, medical benefits management, and post-acute care management. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for SCA Health (SCA) and, prior to SCA, Rich was a partner at the Bradley Arant law firm.
Rich earned a Bachelor of Arts and JD from the University of Virginia.
Nicholas Tabler serves as Vice President at Triple Aim Partners (TAP).
Prior to joining TAP, Nicholas served in a variety of senior leadership roles within Humana Inc.’s health plan and care delivery divisions, most recently as Vice President of Value Based Homecare.
Nicholas earned a Bachelor of Science from Boise State University, a JD from University of Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law, and an MHA from the University of Kentucky.
Tyler Thomas serves as Vice President of Triple Aim Partners (TAP).
Prior to joining TAP, Tyler served as Senior Vice President of Finance at ProHealth Care. Previously, he served in various finance and operational roles at SCA Health.
Tyler earned a Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University.
Shane Vaughn serves as Vice President at Triple Aim Partners (TAP).
Prior to joining TAP, Shane served in a variety of leadership roles across medical groups, integrated payer delivery systems, and multi-site healthcare operating companies.
Shane earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Northern Colorado.
Kimi Werner serves as Chief of Staff at Triple Aim Partners.
Prior to joining TAP, Kimi served as Senior Director on the Population Health team at Oak Street Health. Previously, she led partnership development at Bright Health and advised payer and provider organizations as a management consultant at Oliver Wyman.
Kimi earned a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Naomi Eisenberg serves as a Senior Associate at Triple Aim Partners (TAP), focused on helping launch new companies and strengthening the operations of existing TAP Companies.
Prior to joining TAP, Naomi served as Senior Associate Consultant at The Bridgespan Group and Senior Associate of Strategy & Ops at Nurx.
Naomi earned a Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College, where she graduated as Valedictorian, an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business.
André Sanchez serves as VP of Enterprise Technology at Triple Aim Partners (TAP), focused on building secure, scalable technology foundations.
Prior to joining TAP, André led IT operations, service management, and service delivery initiatives at Iora Health, One Medical, and Homebase Medical (SCAN Group).
André earned Bachelor of Arts from the University of Vermont.
Emily serves as Senior Associate at Triple Aim Partners (TAP), focused on identifying and developing concepts for company creation.
Prior to joining TAP, Emily served as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company leading teams on strategic and operational initiatives for providers, payers, and healthcare technology companies.
Emily earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in Plan II Honors from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Brian Stockton serves as Vice President at Triple Aim Partners (TAP), focused on partnering with management teams to drive value creation across the TAP Companies.
Prior to joining TAP, Brian built strategic finance functions at several high-growth, tech-enabled healthcare services companies including Grand Rounds/ Included Health, Thyme Care, and Equality Health. Previously, he served as an investor at Aristeia Capital and worked in the Financial Sponsors & Leveraged Finance group at UBS Investment Bank.
Brian earned a Bachelor of Science from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Michael Rucker serves as Operating Partner of Triple Aim Partners (TAP). He serves as Chairman of Luminary Hospice, Guidelight Health, Steadfast Health, and AbriCare.
Prior to joining TAP, Michael served as CEO of the Ivy Rehab Network, where he led the organization’s growth from 50 to more than 650 locations nationwide. Michael continues to serve as a member of the Board at Ivy, as well as Pediatrix Medical Group. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Surgical Care Affiliates and as Division Vice President at DaVita.
Michael earned a Bachelor of Science from Miami University and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Doug Wenners serves as Operating Partner of Triple Aim Partners (TAP). He serves as Chairman of firsthand, and he previously served as Co-Founder and CEO of Prospero Health.
Prior to founding Prospero Health, Doug served as interim CEO of Privia Health and spent 16 years as an executive at Elevance. At Elevance, Doug led the P&L for six Blue Cross & Blue Shield health plans, including the company’s public exchange (marketplace) business, and led the value-based contracting strategy nationally.
Doug earned a Bachelor of Arts from Boston College, a JD from Suffolk University Law School, and an MS from Dartmouth College.
