Michael D. Cress
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer

Michael is a senior executive with over thirty years of experience in
the areas of executive leadership, operations, clinical medical practice,
and business development.

Michael serves as Chairman and CEO of MD Cress & Associates,
LLC, a national healthcare advisory firm that focuses on
constructing effective business optimization, growth and acquisition
strategies that support and expand key business objectives for
organizations.

Prior to MD Cress & Associates, LLC he served as the President and
CEO of the Cornerstone Healthcare Group which owns and manages
hospitals throughout the country.

Mr. Cress also served as Vice President of Business Development for
Kindred Healthcare, a $4B publicly traded healthcare company that
owns and operates hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation,
pharmacy and other segments of the healthcare continuum. He
served as the CEO of Vencor Hospital of San Diego and was also an
Adjunct Professor for the Masters of Healthcare Administration
program at the University of Kansas.

Mr. Cress serves on several not-for-profit boards to include Lift Up
America and Rachel’s Challenge.  He is an advisor to both for-profit
and not-for-profit companies, is published and has been a national
speaker on numerous healthcare business and clinical topics.