Keith Southerland Senior Client Partner Healthcare Services Dallas
Mr. Southerland offers 25 years of experience specializing in healthcare service. His clientele expands nationally and includes prominent nonprofit multi-hospital health systems, professional associations, pediatric health systems, academic medical centers, and managed care organizations.
Mr. Southerland entered the executive search field as a consultant, where he was a key figure in the establishment of the firm’s first regional office. As regional director, southern region, he developed the firm’s practice in the Southeast region. Mr. Southerland was promoted to executive vice president, consulting with national responsibility for all firm search practices, including provider systems, information technology, higher education and managed care/insurance. As executive vice president of operations, he led the finance, marketing and human resources divisions.
In recent years, Mr. Southerland has focused on conducting numerous high-profile CEO searches for a wide range of healthcare systems around the country, including Texas Hospital Association, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Florida Hospital Association, BayCare Health System, Morton Plant Mease Health Care, Christiana Care Health System, Children’s Hospital and Health System of Wisconsin, VHA Texas, Children’s Hospital of Atlanta and DFW Hospital Council.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Southerland was employed by Clarian Health System and Meridian Mutual Insurance in Indianapolis.
He is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions.
Mr. Southerland earned a master’s in business administration from the University of Dallas and bachelor of science in public affairs from Indiana University.
