Healthcare Executive Advisory

Helping healthcare companies scale with confidence

Ball Executive Partners provides fractional COO, CFO, and operating partner advisory to founder-led and PE-backed healthcare organizations ready to grow, strengthen margins, or prepare for exit.

COO / CFO in Healthcare
25+
Years Executive Leadership
Series A–C
Fundraising Experience
$70M+
Revenue Organizations Led
About

Where technology discipline meets healthcare operations

Ball Executive Partners was founded by Shawn C. Ball, MBA, CPA — an executive who spent 20+ years building and running technology businesses at enterprise scale, then brought that same rigor into healthcare. That combination is rare, and it's the foundation of what we do.

Shawn's technology career included senior finance and operating leadership at Dell ($9B business unit) and Freescale Semiconductor ($2B division) — environments where operational precision, data-driven decision-making, and financial accountability were non-negotiable. That background traveled with him when he transitioned into healthcare.

Over the last decade-plus, Shawn has served as COO and/or CFO at four tech-enabled healthcare companies in behavioral health and virtual care — leading through Series A, B, and C fundraising, PE-backed growth, turnarounds, and successful exits. He understands what happens when clinical organizations try to scale without the infrastructure to support it, and how to fix it.

Most healthcare advisory firms bring either technology experience or healthcare operations — rarely both. Ball Executive Partners is built on the intersection, which is exactly where today's digital health and tech-enabled healthcare companies operate.

Services

What we do

We offer a focused set of engagements designed for healthcare companies between $5M–$50M in revenue that need senior operating and financial leadership without a full-time hire.

Fractional COO

Embedded executive leadership for healthcare companies improving execution, building operating infrastructure, or preparing for scale.

  • KPI dashboards & operating cadence
  • Organizational design
  • Physician & clinical alignment
  • Technology implementation
  • Weekly executive leadership

Fractional CFO

Board-ready financial leadership for companies that need more than a controller — investor-grade reporting, capital strategy, and operational finance.

  • Cash flow & forecasting
  • Board & investor reporting
  • Banking & capital planning
  • Revenue cycle oversight
  • Budgeting & financial modeling

90-Day Operational Assessment

A structured diagnostic of your business — financial, operational, and organizational — culminating in a prioritized strategic roadmap.

  • Executive interviews
  • Financial & KPI review
  • Technology assessment
  • Governance evaluation
  • Strategic roadmap & priorities

PE Operating Partner

For private equity sponsors that need experienced healthcare operating expertise — from diligence through post-close execution.

  • Operational due diligence
  • 100-day planning
  • CEO & founder coaching
  • Margin improvement initiatives
  • Portfolio company support

CEO Advisor

Private advisory for healthcare founders navigating growth, governance, investor relationships, and executive decision-making.

  • Monthly structured sessions
  • Decision support & sounding board
  • Board communication coaching
  • Investor & lender relations
Behavioral Health Virtual Care & Telehealth Multi-site Practices Healthcare Technology Healthcare Services Digital Health PE Portfolio Companies Founder-led Healthcare
Our Approach

The B.A.L.L. Framework

Every engagement is structured around four dimensions of organizational health. This is the operating system we install and the lens through which we diagnose, prioritize, and execute.

B

Business Performance

  • Unit economics
  • Cash conversion
  • EBITDA & margin
  • KPI design
  • Financial reporting
A

Alignment

  • Board governance
  • Investor relations
  • Physician alignment
  • Leadership cohesion
  • Decision rights
L

Leadership

  • Organizational design
  • Accountability systems
  • Performance standards
  • Culture & execution
  • Executive coaching
L

Leverage

  • Technology implementation
  • AI-enabled analysis
  • Process automation
  • Workflow optimization
  • Analytics & dashboards
Contact

Let's talk

If you're a healthcare founder, CEO, or PE investor thinking about operations, finance, or growth, we'd welcome the conversation.

Shawn C. Ball, MBA, CPA
Founder & Managing Partner
512.964.6073
Philadelphia, PA · Serving clients nationally

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We work with a small number of clients at a time to ensure genuine executive engagement. If you're considering a fractional engagement, operational assessment, or PE advisory, reach out to see if there's a fit.

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