DRI’s Healthcare Operator Advisory Practice partners with healthcare technology companies, digital health organizations, private equity firms, and growth investors to drive scalable growth, operational performance, and investment outcomes. We provide healthcare advisory services, interim leadership, and executive search across the full investment lifecycle—from pre-close diligence through exit readiness.

Built by experienced healthcare operators—not traditional consultants—our team brings firsthand expertise across clinical, commercial, product, financial, and operational leadership. We work alongside founders, executives, boards, and investors at critical inflection points to improve execution, strengthen leadership, and accelerate value creation.

Whether supporting healthcare IT companies, medtech innovators, or PE-backed portfolio companies, our integrated model helps organizations move faster, reduce execution risk, and build durable, high-performing businesses.

Contact Mike Silverstein at 440-996-0594 or [email protected] for more information.

Healthcare Operator Advisory Specialties

CEO Coaching & Organizational Design
CEO & Executive Advisory
Commercial Excellence & GTM Strategy
Corporate Development & Strategy
Finance & Capital
Fractional & Board Advisory
Fundraising & Investor Readiness
Healthcare Technology Advisory
Integrated Advisory + Talent Solutions
Legal, Regulatory & Medical
OEM & Ecosystem Architecture
Operations & Scaling
Partnership & Channel Strategy
People, HR & Leadership
Product & Technology
Revenue Operations & Sales Leadership

Integrated Healthcare Advisory Led by Proven Operators

Our practice is led by experienced healthcare executives, founders, and operating partners who have scaled high-growth healthcare companies, led successful exits, and driven transformation across payer, provider, and healthcare technology markets. We bring deep expertise across commercial growth, clinical operations, product strategy, partnerships, and corporate development—ensuring practical, execution-oriented guidance at every stage.

We support organizations across the full investment lifecycle:

  • Pre-Close Diligence: Market, product, and management evaluation
  • 100-Day Planning: Post-close execution cadence and KPI alignment
  • Growth & Transformation: GTM optimization, product scaling, and operational improvement
  • Leadership & Talent: Interim executives, executive search, and succession planning
  • Exit Readiness: Operational discipline, leadership upgrades, and investor narrative development

Engagements range from targeted diligence sprints to embedded operating partner support and fractional leadership deployments—designed to deliver measurable outcomes, not theoretical recommendations.

A Connected Ecosystem of Healthcare Operators

Our advisory team includes proven leaders across healthcare technology, clinical operations, product strategy, finance, and go-to-market execution—bringing experience from high-growth startups, enterprise healthcare organizations, and successful exits.

A key differentiator is our integration with the DRI Healthcare Executive Exchange (DRI HEX)—a curated network of 850+ healthcare operators, executives, advisors, and investors. This ecosystem provides immediate access to:

  • Fractional and interim executives

  • Board advisors and operating partners

  • Specialized healthcare consultants

  • Executive talent for full-time leadership roles

This connected model enables organizations to quickly deploy the right expertise at the right time—whether for diligence, growth acceleration, or leadership transitions.

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Connect with our Healthcare Operator Advisory Team

At Direct Recruiters, Inc., our Healthcare Operator Advisory Practice is grounded in real-world operating experience and a deep understanding of the healthcare technology ecosystem. We work alongside healthcare operators, founders, executives, and investors to help organizations navigate critical growth stages with greater clarity, confidence, and executional strength.

Our advisory team brings firsthand expertise across healthcare operations, commercial strategy, clinical integration, partnerships, and leadership development. This operator-led perspective enables us to deliver practical, outcome-driven guidance while seamlessly extending into executive search and team buildout when leadership or talent needs arise. Together, our advisors serve as trusted partners—helping healthcare organizations strengthen strategy, scale effectively, and build leadership teams positioned for long-term success.

  • Mike Silverstein | Healthcare Technology Recruiter

    Managing Partner & Practice Leader | Healthcare IT & Life Sciences

  • Principal Operating Partner - Founder & CEO Advisory | Healthcare Technology

  • Principal & Operating Partner - Commercialization | Healthcare Technology

  • Principal & Operating Partner - Channel and Partnerships | Healthcare Technology

  • Principal Operating Partner - Finance & Corporate Development | Healthcare Technology

  • Principal Operating Partner - Technology, Product & AI | Healthcare Technology

  • Principal Operating Partner - Clinical & Operational Excellence | Healthcare Technology

  • Principal Operating Partner - Commercial Growth & Go-To-Market | Healthcare Technology

  • Principal Operating Partner – People and Strategy | Healthcare Technology

  • Principal Operating Partner - Commercialization | Healthcare Technology

  • Principal & Operating Partner - Marketing | Healthcare Technology

  • Ben Shamis | Healthcare Technology Recruiter | Healthcare Finance Recruiter

    Managing Partner | Healthcare IT

  • Kasey Kaiser

    Partner | Healthcare Technology & Life Sciences, Digital Health & Employer Technologies

  • Jillian Weiss | Healthcare Technology Client Engagement Manager

    Chief of Staff | Healthcare IT

  • Operations Manager | Healthcare Technology