Dan Collard is a seasoned healthcare executive with more than 31 years of experience, including operations, consulting and technology start-ups. He co-founded Healthcare Plus Solutions Group® along with long-time colleague Quint Studer.

In the past, Collard has held several leadership positions at organizations ranging from a healthcare technology start-up to one of the nation’s largest hospital-based physician practices. Previously, he has been executive vice president and chief growth officer of TeamHealth, president of Press Ganey’s Strategic Consulting Division, CEO of EVOQ Medical Inc. and a health system operator within LifePoint Health. He also spent 13 years as a senior leader at Studer Group, serving organizations ranging from rural hospitals to national health systems and academic medical centers.

Collard has enjoyed the role of change agent within each organization he has led. He and his leadership teams achieved best-in-class healthcare operations performance metrics across a balance of quality, patient experience, physician and employee engagement, volume growth and financial performance.

Collard is the co-author of Rewiring Excellence: Hardwired to Rewired, Rewiring Leadership in Post-Acute Healthcare: Equipping Leaders to Succeed and Genfluence: How to Lead a Multigenerational Workforce.