Nelson spent more than 20 years in healthcare operations, serving as a VP of Operations, Interim COO, Center Director, and market leader across primary care, full-risk value-based care, managed care, oncology, and dialysis. He has led multimillion-dollar turnarounds, improved CMS quality ratings to 5-stars, supported more than 200 physicians, and built high-performing teams across multiple service lines. This background gives him an operator’s perspective, not a recruiter’s guess, when evaluating and presenting leadership talent.

Nelson’s commitment to proactive, patient-centered care is deeply personal. He completed much of his undergraduate work — homework, exams, and research papers — from an in-center dialysis chair. Years later, he went on to lead that same dialysis clinic, along with others in the region. That experience shaped his belief that the right leaders can dramatically change outcomes long before a patient reaches crisis. It’s the driving force behind his passion for recruiting exceptional leaders for risk-bearing primary care, population health, and organizations delivering care differently.

Today, Nelson partners with private-equity backed healthcare companies, growing medical groups, and value-based care organizations to help them hire the people who move metrics — not just fill roles. He focuses on placing practice managers, market leaders, directors, VPs, and physician-adjacent leaders who understand medical economics, utilization management, quality, culture, and operational excellence.

Outside of work, Nelson is a proud father of three and a strong advocate for leadership development, compassionate care, and building systems that serve patients better.

If you’re growing in value-based care or building operations for a healthcare organization, Nelson is the partner who understands both the mission and the metrics — and knows how to find leaders who elevate both.