Strategic finance and operational executive with a passion for continuous improvement, empowering highly functional teams, and leading transformational change. Proven success engineering the financial turnaround of businesses while driving cultural change toward an accountable, metrics driven environment, to ensure sustainability. Throughout his career he spearheaded several multi-million dollar technology infrastructure implementation projects that provided cost improvements, operational efficiencies and enhanced bottom line profitability.
His professional career spans both healthcare and the financial services industry, with additional strengths in strategic planning, financial planning & analysis, process improvement, operations, and information technology. His professional credentials include the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and the Certified Healthcare Financial Professional certification from the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Currently, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Easterseals Midwest, Jeff leads the strategic initiatives for the organization as well as finance, accounting, revenue cycle, information technology, risk management, compliance, contracting/legal, fleet management, and facilities management. Since joining ESMW in April of 2018, Jeff has led the transformational turnaround of the organization into a financially sustainable agency well positioned for future growth. A few of the current strategic initiatives include workforce management, new technology enabled supports delivery models, and various productivity enhancement initiatives.