David Adams
Executive Vice President & CFO, Acentra Health
Led by David Adams, Acentra Health’s finance team fully integrated multiple acquisitions, supported the refinancing of the company’s debt, and facilitated new business growth with a book-to-bill ratio of over 1.5x.
“Acentra Health is undergoing immense growth to better serve our clients and meet the rising demand for care that addresses behavioral health and health-related social needs,” Adams said. “Being able to rapidly scale requires a team effort. My global finance team are passionate about our mission, and their meticulous attention to detail has enabled us to achieve ambitious growth targets while undergoing significant organizational change.”
Why Watch
Adams and his team are focused on enabling Acentra Health’s vision to be the vital partner for health solutions in the public sector. This includes creating a secure financial foundation that enables continued growth for the company and expands its expertise and capabilities to better serve clients.
Areas of focus include continued investments in learning and training to develop employees and leaders, enhancing benefits to retain and attract top talent, elevating the use of AI to create greater efficiencies in processes, developing technology-enabled solutions and clinical services that improve outcomes while also enhancing the user experience, and enabling enhanced analytics that will help clients leverage data to address the health-related social needs and behavioral health needs of the priority populations they serve.
“David is a strong servant leader who is passionate about accelerating better health outcomes, both in the work we do at Acentra Health and in the volunteer work he does serving his local community,” said Todd Stottlemyer, Acentra Health CEO. “He is a key strategic advisor and leader and has deep experience in mergers and acquisitions, and with private, public and private equity-backed organizations. We hold in highest esteem his guidance in creating the financial foundation that has been instrumental to Acentra Health’s successful growth trajectory since he joined in 2019.”
Fun fact: Adams grew up in NYC as a passionate Jets, Knicks and Islanders fan, but also supports the Red Sox, which adds a playful rivalry with the Acentra Health CEO, a Yankees fan.