ATI HOLDINGS - Key Persons
Mr. McKnight served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. II, which completed its merger with ATI Physical Therapy ("ATI") in June 2021. Mr. McKnight is a Managing Partner of the Credit Funds business at Fortress. Mr. McKnight is based in Dallas and heads the liquid credit investment strategies at Fortress, serves on the investment committee for the Credit Funds business at Fortress and is a member of the Management Committee of Fortress. Mr. McKnight previously served on the board of directors of Mosaic Acquisition Corp. from 2017 to 2020. Mr. McKnight has also served on the board of directors and as the Chief Executive Officer of Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. since its inception in January 2020 and continues to serve on the board of directors of MP Materials where he is a member of the Compensation Committee. Additionally, Mr. McKnight has served as a director and Chief Executive Officer of FVAC III since its inception in August 2020, and as Chairman of the FVAC IV board. Prior to joining Fortress in February 2005, he was the trader for Fir Tree Partners ("Fir Tree") where he was responsible for analyzing and trading high yield and convertible bonds, bank debt, derivatives and equities for the value-based hedge fund. Prior to Fir Tree, Mr. McKnight worked on Goldman, Sachs & Co.'s ("Goldman") distressed bank debt trading desk. Mr. McKnight is a member of ATI's Health Care Compliance Committee. Mr. McKnight received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia.
Job Titles:
- Chief Information Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Committee
- Company As Vice President of Business Technology
Mr. Oakes joined the Company as Vice President of Business Technology in 2018 and currently serves as Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Oakes serves as an IT strategy consultant at KPMG LLP from 2013 until 2018, where he helped clients build modern IT operating models and prepare for digital disruption. Mr. Oakes also served in various IT leadership roles at Walgreen Company, d/b/a Walgreens ("Walgreens") and as a management consultant with Accenture plc. Mr. Oakes holds a degree from Loyola University Chicago.
Mr. Petrone has served on the Company Board since 2016 and is currently the Chair of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Petrone is a Managing Director at Advent, focused on investments in the healthcare sector. Prior to joining Advent in 2010, Mr. Petrone was an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners from 2006 to 2008. Mr. Petrone currently serves on the board of directors of AccentCare. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the Johns Hopkins University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
From April 2019 to June 2021, Mr. Dourney served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Professional PT, LLC, a provider of outpatient physical and hand therapy and rehabilitation services. Previously, from May 2016 to March 2019, he was the President and Chief Operations Officer of OptimisCorp, a medical technology provider, and, prior to that, was the COO of Physiotherapy Associates, an outpatient physical & occupational rehabilitation service and health and wellness program provider, from May 2014 to March 2016. Mr. Dourney has served on the board of directors of OptimisCorp since May 2016. Mr. Dourney received a bachelor's degree from State University of New York Upstate Medical University and is a physical therapist.
Job Titles:
- Chief Legal Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Committee
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Company As Its Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Ms. Chafey joined the Company as its Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary in 2018. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Chafey served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Warranty Group between 2013 and 2018, where she oversaw global legal, compliance, risk management, regulatory and corporate governance matters and related affairs. Ms. Chafey also previously held roles as partner at DLA Piper US LLP until 2013 and associate at McGuire Woods LLP from 2002 until 2003, representing clients in domestic and global regulatory and transactional matters. Ms. Chafey received her B.A. from Arizona State University and her J.D. from Valparaiso University School of Law.
Job Titles:
- NATABOC Certified Athletic Trainer
Thigpen is a NATABOC certified athletic trainer and a member of the National Athletic Trainer's Association, as well as the Ameri can Physical Therapy Association's Sports Physical Therapy and Orthopedic Sections. He is currently the research chair for the APTA Sports Section and serves on the NATA Research Free Communications and Pronouncements Committees. He is a member of the APTA Imaging Special Interest Group's Research Committee, and has served as one of four physical therapists on the writing panel for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Appropriate Use Criteria for the treatment of rotator cuff tears in 2012. Thigpen served as the President of the American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists from 2010-12.
Job Titles:
- Enterprise Group Planning
Mr. Parisi joined the Company Board in 2021 and currently serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Parisi currently serves on the board of directors of Cboe Global Markets, Inc., a global exchange operator, as the chair of the audit committee, a member of the compensation committee and a member of the Alternate Trading System oversight committee. Previously, Mr. Parisi served on the board of directors of Cotiviti Inc., a clinical and financial analytics company, as the Chair of the audit committee and a member of the board strategy committee from 2015 until 2018. Mr. Parisi also serves on the board of directors for Cboe Futures Inc., a futures exchange, where he was a member of the regulatory oversight committee from 2016 until 2018 and on the board of directors of Pursuant Health, Inc., a provider of self-service health and wellness testing kiosks, as the chair of the audit committee from 2014 until 2021. Mr. Parisi served as Chief Financial Officer of CME Group Inc., a publicly traded company, from 2004 through 2014. Mr. Parisi received his B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Job Titles:
- for INVESTOR
- Head of Investor Relations
- SVP
- Treasurer
Ms. Burns joined the Company Board in 2021 and currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. Prior to serving on the Company Board, Ms. Burns served as the Chief Strategy Officer for Cerner Corporation, a healthcare IT company. Ms. Burns serves on the board of directors of Availity, a healthcare claims clearinghouse, as the chair of the performance and compensation committee and a member of the finance committee. Ms. Burns also serves on the board of directors of Innara Health, a neonatal medical device company, and she is chair of the board of directors and the compensation committee of SNOMED International, an international non-profit organization focused on clinical terminology used in electronic health records. Ms. Burns received her B.S. from the State University of New York College at Plattsburgh and her M.P.A. from the University of San Francisco.
Mr. Larsen has served on the Company Board since 2018 and has served as the Chair of the Company Board since 2021. Mr. Larsen's role at the Company has primarily been to work alongside executives and board members, participating in and nurturing broad networks of alliances with others. Mr. Larsen is an executive at Bridgeway Partners LLC ("Bridgeway"). Prior to forming Bridgeway in 2020, Mr. Larsen served in various roles at UnitedHealth Group from 2005 until 2018. Mr. Larsen was also an executive at Gondola Eye, LLC from 2019 until 2020.
Mr. Maldonado has served on the Company Board since 2016 and is currently a member of the Audit Committee, Health Care Compliance Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Maldonado is a Managing Partner at Advent. Prior to joining Advent in 2006, he worked at Bain Capital, Parthenon Capital and the Parthenon Group. He also currently serves on the board of directors of AccentCare, Inc., a provider in post-acute healthcare services ("AccentCare"), Definitive Healthcare, LLC, a healthcare data provider, RxBenefits, a pharmacy adviser to employee benefits consultants, Healthcare Private Equity Association, an association that supports the healthcare private equity community, and Syneos Health, a biopharmaceutical solutions organization. Mr. Maldonado received his B.A. in mathematics, summa cum laude, from Dartmouth College and his M.B.A., with high distinction, as a Baker Scholar from Harvard Business School.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Committee
Mr. Jordan was named Chief Financial Officer of the Company in 2019. He currently also serves as a member of the leadership team fulfilling the role of Principal Executive Officer. Prior to assuming his role as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Jordan served as the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer beginning in 2018. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Jordan spent approximately two years at Sears Holding Corporation ("Sears"), first as Assistant Controller and later as Vice President and Corporate Controller. Mr. Jordan began his career in 2003 and held various positions at Deloitte & Touche LLP and Sun Coke Energy prior to joining Sears. Mr. Jordan received his B.S. in Accounting from Purdue University.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Committee
- Research
Mr. Wahl became Chief Operating Officer of the Company in 2019. He currently also serves as a member of the leadership team fulfilling the role of Principal Executive Officer. Previously, Mr. Wahl served on the Company's leadership team as East Division President, overseeing operations in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Mr. Wahl joined the Company in 2006 and has held various leadership positions, overseeing growth through new clinic opportunities, acquisitions and strategic partnerships. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Wahl was an Athletic Trainer from 1996 until 2000 with Plaza Physical Therapy. Mr. Wahl received his doctorate of physical therapy from Temple University and his M.B.A. from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.
Job Titles:
- Director of Customer Marketing & Public Relations
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Director
- Member of the Executive Leadership Committee
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Ms. Vitti came to ATI Physical Therapy as Chief Executive Officer in 2022 with nearly 30 years of experience in healthcare. Before joining the Company, Ms. Vitti served as Senior Vice President at CVS Health and President of MinuteClinic, where she led all aspects of care delivery, business operations and strategic development. Prior to Vitti's tenure at CVS Health and MinuteClinic, she served in executive leadership at Brigham and Women's Hospital, including nine years as Senior Vice President of Clinical Services for Ambulatory and Women's Health. Vitti received her Bachelor of Science degree from Clark University and a Master of Public Administration from New York University.
Ms. Sparks joined the Company Board in December 2021 and is currently a member of the Audit Committee. From October 2018 to August 2020, Ms. Sparks served as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") and Executive Vice President of Envision Healthcare, a leading provider of physician-led services and post-acute care services in addition to ambulatory surgery services. Previously, from March 2018 to September 2018, she was the interim CFO at Brookdale Senior Living, and, prior to that, was the CFO at Surgery Partners and its predecessor company, Symbion, Inc., from November 2014 to January 2018. Ms. Sparks currently serves on the board of directors of Harrow Health, Inc., a publicly traded ophthalmic-focused healthcare company, where she is chair of the audit committee and a member of the nominating and governance and compensation committees. Ms. Sparks also serves on the board of directors and as chair of the audit committee of several other private companies. Ms. Sparks received a B.S.in Business Administration and Accounting Summa Cum Laude from Trevecca Nazarene University.