Leaders in the Healthcare Transformation
Our leaders combine diverse expertise with a shared passion for transforming the healthcare delivery experience. We elevate the physician voice at all levels of leadership in order to ensure our solutions benefit clinicians.
Parth Mehrotra
Chief Executive Officer
Parth Mehrotra has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Privia Health since July 2023. Prior to that, he served as our President and Chief Operating Officer from 2018 to 2023. He oversees company efforts around growth, financial and operational efficiency across all markets, shared corporate functions, and Privia’s business development efforts. He is also responsible for setting corporate strategy and leading Privia’s technology innovation.
Previously, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Brighton Health Group, the parent company of Privia Health. Prior to joining Brighton, Parth held various appointments, such as Senior Financial Officer of athenahealth, member of the Healthcare Investment Banking group at Goldman Sachs and a management consultant with Accenture.
Mr. Mehrotra received an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi.
David Mountcastle
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
David Mountcastle, MBA, CPA, is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Privia Health. He has extensive experience in both the healthcare and technology industries and vast experience ranging from working with start-up enterprises to large, publicly traded companies.
Prior to joining Privia, David was Chief Financial Officer for Brainware, Inc., helping it grow from start-up to eventual purchase by Lexmark International for more than $150 million. Prior to that David was Controller/Director of Finance for VT iDirect Technologies, helping it grow from start-up to a strategic exit for its investors. Earlier in his career, David was the Controller for HealthSpring Inc., which was later sold to United HealthCare (UHC) (through an acquisition of MetraHealth, Inc.). David then became the Director of Finance for UHC and helped UHC start a new HMO in Virginia that was co-owned by UHC and a group of independent physicians (Virginia Physicians Network). David also served as the CFO for Southern Health for a few years after UHC before joining VT iDirect Technologies.
David began his career with Ernst & Young, LLP in its entrepreneurial services division as an auditor. David has been a CPA for more than 20 years and has a bachelor’s in Accounting Information Systems from James Madison University and an MBA with dual concentration in Finance and Information Systems from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Robert Borchert
Senior Vice President, Investor & Corporate Communications
Robert is the Senior Vice President of Investor and Corporate Communications for Privia Health. He leads and oversees all investor relations and corporate communications activities for our company. Robert brings more than 25 years of experience serving provider and payer-focused companies. He previously served as SVP of Investor Relations for HMS Holdings and, prior to that, he held similar positions with The Advisory Board Company and MedAssets.
Robert holds a Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Marketing and Finance from Pace University, and has been recognized by IR Magazine as a two-time finalist for Best IR Officer and for Best Overall Investor Relations.
Bartley Bryt, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Bryt is the Chief Medical Officer for Privia Health. Previously, his career path has including roles as Chief Medical Officer at Bright Health Care for IFP/MA and the Neue Health line of business, Chief Clinical Officer Brighton Health Plan Services, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating and Clinical Officer at CareCore National.
Bartley has also served in numerous leadership positions at UnitedHealthcare/Oxford Health Plans including responsibilities leading clinical vendor management and contracting, physician performance profiling, and medical and population management.
He began his career at Kaiser Permanente after earning a Master in Public Health from Columbia School of Public Health and completing a Fellowship in Preventive Medicine at Cornell. He completed Pediatrics residency and Chief Residency at NYU, his Doctor of Medicine from State University of New York, Cum Laude, Alpha Omega Alpha, and a BA in Philosophy from the University of Vermont, Phi Beta Kappa. He remains a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Sarath Degala
Chief Operating Officer
Sarath is Privia's Chief Operating Officer, responsible for executive oversight of the Revenue Cycle and Practice Integration functions across Privia’s national markets.
Previously, he was the SVP, Network Strategy & Business Development at CareCentrix, a post-acute care company managing more than 40 million members and over 8,000 providers for home health, durable medical equipment (DME), home infusion, and wound care. Prior to CareCentrix, Sarath led the Healthcare Division for BIP Capital, an Atlanta-based venture capital fund focused on investing in disruptive healthcare technology businesses.
Before that, he dedicated 10+ years of his career to health system operations and business development holding successful leadership roles at Tenet Health, Baylor, Scott & White, Wellstar, and Ascension Health.
Sarath earned an MBA from Emory University in Atlanta, GA and both a BS and MHA from the University of Central Florida.
Edward Fargis
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Edward Fargis joined Privia Health in January 2024 as the Company's chief legal officer. Most recently, he was Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategic Transactions, for Zelis Parent, L.P., a market-leading healthcare technology company, and previously held the roles of Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary for Zelis between September 2017 and January 2022. Prior to joining Zelis, Edward served as General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer for Personal Touch Home Health, Inc. He also held various executive and other senior leadership positions for Touchstone Health Partnership, Inc. from November 2009 to December 2016, including the roles of Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer.
Edward began his legal career with Battle Fowler LLP. He received a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and a B.A. in History from Hamilton College.
Keith Fernandez, MD
Executive Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer
D. Keith Fernandez, MD, joined Privia Health in 2016 and is the Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer. Throughout the last seven years, Dr. Fernandez has led the Gulf Coast market’s participation in CMS’ Medicare Shared Savings Program, established the National Physician Advisory Council, and developed clinical governance structures to support our nationwide growth. Additionally, he developed the National Clinical Leadership Program which educates and elevates physicians and advanced practice providers across Privia.
Prior to joining Privia Health, Dr. Fernandez served as President and Physician-in-Chief of the Memorial Hermann Physician Network (MHMD), Chief Medical Officer of the Memorial Hermann Accountable Care Organization, and chairman of MHMD’s Clinical Programs Committee. In those roles, he helped develop a robust clinic integration program with over 2,000 private practice, employed and academic physicians, and led more than 50 committees that provided quality, safety, and vendor governance for Memorial Hermann. Dr. Fernandez also spearheaded the development of MHMD’s Patient Centered Medical Homes and Care Management program. This program formed the bedrock of the most financially successful Medicare Shared Savings Program for three years, generating more than $180 million in shared savings.
Dr. Fernandez earned his medical doctorate from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Ebert School of Medicine. He completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center and is board certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology, and hepatology.
Dana Fields
Chief Audit & Compliance Officer
Dana Fields is the Chief Audit and Compliance Officer for Privia Health. She brings over 20 years of experience serving provider and payer companies.
As Chief Compliance Officer, Dana oversees and ensures Privia’s ethics and compliance program, focusing on developing, implementing, and enforcing policies. She chairs the Corporate Compliance Committee and reports directly to the CEO and governing board on matters relating to reporting and compliance.
Before joining the Privia team Dana served as the Vice President of Investor Relations for Ardent Health. Prior to Ardent Health Services, she held various leadership and compliance roles for Premise Health, HealthSpring Inc. and Ernst and Young.
Dana earned her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Clemson University.
Mike Flammini
Chief Business Development Officer
Mike is the Chief Business Development Officer at Privia Health, responsible for Privia’s national expansion. During Mike’s tenure, Privia has grown from a single-market medical group to a national physician platform. Mike has led the development of creative and scalable solutions for strategic partnerships with medical groups, health systems, payers, MSOs, and IPAs in support of Privia's mission. Previously, Mike served as the Global Head of Corporate Strategy at Aetna. Before joining Aetna, he spent more than a decade in management consulting with a primary focus on the provider and life sciences sectors. He began his career at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Mike holds a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University with a double major in Political Science and Economics as well as an MBA in Finance from Bentley University.
Jenny Harding
Chief People Officer
Jenny Harding is the Chief People Officer of People Operations and joined Privia Health in 2016.
Jenny has worked in human resources for rapidly growing technology start-ups in the Washington, D.C., area for 20+ years. Most recently, Jenny worked as the Vice President of People at WeddingWire, having established the unique corporate culture that garnered the organization many Top Workplaces accolades. Prior to WeddingWire, Jenny worked in human resources leadership roles at Vocus and Blackboard, where she established unique benefit offerings and strong employee-focused corporate cultures. Her experience includes support of rapid global expansion, M&A activity, and IPOs.
Jenny received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Lander University, with an emphasis in Human Resources.
Greg Kuzma
Executive Vice President & Chief Healthcare Economics Officer
Greg Kuzma is the Executive Vice President and Chief Healthcare Economics Officer Privia Health, leading payer contracting and data analytic functions. Previously, he served in the same capacity for Brighton Health Group.
Greg previously operated his own advisory firm that served healthcare clients such as DaVita Healthcare Partners, Apax Partners, and LabCorp. His extensive career as a senior actuarial and operating executive includes companies such as Oxford Health Plans, WellCare, Geisinger Health Plan and MMM, the largest Medicare Advantage plan in Puerto Rico.
Greg is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Management Systems from Princeton University.
Konda Mullapudi
Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
Konda Mullapudi is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Privia Health. He brings over 27 years of industry experience transformational leader focused on product development, engineering, and operational excellence. Konda’s deep expertise in AI-driven innovation and cloud-based technologies will play a critical role as Privia Health looks to advance its product engineering and enhance the end-user experience.
Most recently, Konda served as Chief Information Officer of the Provider Market at Optum Insight, where he led a global team of over 2,000 and oversaw a $4 Billion technology portfolio. Prior to that, he spent 14 years with Allscripts/Misys in various roles involved in managing global teams to deliver comprehensive EMR, RCM, HIE and analytics solutions.
Konda has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Engineering, and also an MBA in Innovation and Finance from North Carolina State University.
Jason Ross
Executive Vice President, Medical Groups
Jason, Executive Vice President of Medical Groups, is responsible for leading the strategy and development for Privia’s health system partners, as well as playing a key role in the development and execution of operational and clinical programs that will impact the communities these systems serve.
Before joining Privia, Jason was at Nashville-based health system, LifePoint Health, where he held the roles of SVP of Provider and Consumer Solutions, VP of Population Health and most recently, SVP of Revenue and Network Management. He was responsible for leading enterprise-wide functions of managed care, value-based care and hospital revenue cycle. Prior to LifePoint Health, Jason worked for the Advisory Board Company, BCBS of Tennessee, and Cigna HealthSpring operationalizing provider networks and ACO management.
Paul Shenenberger
Senior Vice President, IT Operations & Chief Information Security Officer
Paul Shenenberger is an accomplished healthcare technology leader with 15+ years experience in an executive leadership role focused on technology strategy, enterprise architecture, and cybersecurity. Currently serving as the SVP and Chief Information Security Officer at Privia Health a publicly traded, technology-driven, national physician-enablement company. Paul leads a team providing managed security services for 4,000+ independent physicians and acts as the security officer for Privia Health and six affiliated medical groups.
Prior to joining Privia in 2019 Paul previously held roles as a Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer in large multi-specialty medical groups and hospital health systems.
Throughout his career, Paul has prioritized leveraging technology and process improvement to optimize healthcare functions, improve patient outcomes, and drive collaboration. With a passion for advancing healthcare through technology, Paul continues to champion transformational change and foster collaboration in the industry.
Jay Stevens
Chief Growth Officer
Jay Stevens is Chief Growth Officer of Privia Health. He brings 20 years of experience in healthcare technology sales and management to his role and is responsible for driving physician recruitment, strategy, and revenue growth for Privia Medical Group.
Prior to joining Privia Health, he was the Senior Vice President of Sales at Kryptiq Corporation, a Surescripts company, where he was responsible for growing revenue in the independent medical practice, health system, and accountable-care markets. Additionally, he held a variety of senior sales and management positions at GE Healthcare and IDX Systems.
Jay holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Vermont.
Eric Beyer
Executive Vice President, Medical Groups
Eric Beyer is the Executive Vice President of Medical Groups, overseeing operations for the Mid-Atlantic, as well as providing executive leadership for Privia Women’s Health and the medical groups in Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut. Eric joined Privia Health in 2016 and brings more than 30 years of healthcare leadership experience, including extensive work with physician practices, physician-led businesses and large health systems.
Prior to joining Privia, Eric founded APEX Healthcare Group, a healthcare advisory and management firm focused on healthcare providers, services companies, and investors.
Before founding APEX Healthcare Group, Eric served as the CEO of the Tufts Medical Center Physician Organization and later as the CEO of both the Tufts Medical Center and the Floating Hospital for Children. He also worked in the Partners Healthcare System for 11 years, first as a Regional Executive working with large Medical Practices before serving as the COO of Partners Community Healthcare, Inc., a network of more than 6,000 physicians. Eric has also held various positions in New York and Florida, where he led a medical billing company, managed multiple departments in a large community hospital, and developed a primary care practice and ambulatory facilities.
David King
Chairman
Mr. King has been the Managing Member of KingMan LLC,a provider of strategic consulting services for stakeholders across the healthcare system, since December 2021. Prior to this role, Mr. King served as an Operating Partner at Pritzker Private Capital, co-leading the firm’s activities in the healthcare sector. Prior to joining Pritzker Private Capital, Mr. King was the Chief Executive Officer of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) from 2007 to 2019. Mr. King also served as LabCorp’s Executive Chair of the Board from November 2019 to May 2020. In 2019, Forbes named Mr. King to its list of America’s Most Innovative Leaders.
Prior to joining Labcorp, Mr. King was a partner at Hogan & Hartson LLP (now Hogan Lovells) where he was a key leader in the law firm’s healthcare fraud and abuse practice. He was also an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland. Mr. King also currently serves on the boards of Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) and Smith & Nephew, plc (LSE: SN and NYSE:SNN), and the board of trustees of Novant Health, an integrated health system.
Mr. King holds a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, from Princeton University and a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Lance Berberian
Director
Lance Berberian is a technology strategist with over 30 years of experience in innovation and business growth, specializing in digital transformation and corporate governance. From 2014 to October 2024, he served as EVP and Chief Information and Technology Officer at Labcorp, overseeing a team of 5,000 people focused on IT strategy, cybersecurity, AI, product development, and data management to drive growth and enhance operational efficiencies in a major global life sciences company. From November 2024 until his retirement in early 2025, Mr. Berberian served as a Special Advisor, Strategy at Labcorp. Prior to Labcorp, he held CIO roles at IDEXX Laboratories, Kellstrom Aerospace, Interim HealthCare and Quest Diagnostics.
Mr. Berberian’s prior senior executive roles include serving as the President of the Kellstrom Defense Aerospace business unit and in other senior operational leadership roles for Kellstrom Industries’ portfolio of data and technology businesses. He currently serves on the Elon University Board of Trustees and previously chaired the NC State Computer Science Strategic Advisory Board.
He holds a BA in business administration and information technology from Thomas Edison State College and the CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight from the National Association of Corporate Directors and the Software Engineering Institute of Carnegie Mellon University.
Nancy Cocozza
Director
Nancy Cocozza has over 25 years of experience in healthcare and government programs. She is a former senior vice president of Aetna, where she led the Medicare business unit and was responsible for its strategy, growth and operating results. Previously, Ms. Cocozza was Executive Vice President with HealthMarkets, an individual market health insurance provider, where she led the Medicare division. She also led the government insurance programs with Coventry Health Care from 2001 to 2006. Ms. Cocozza began her career at Aetna, where she spent 16 years building and leading various commercial managed care operations.
Ms. Cocozza most recently served on the Board of Directors of Aspira Women’s Health Inc. (NASDAQ: AWH), where she served on the Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Governance Committees during her tenure. Ms. Cocozza earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Thomas Jefferson/Philadelphia University.
Pamela Kimmet
Director
Pamela O. Kimmet served as the chief human resources officer (CHRO) of Manulife Financial Corporation (NYSE: MFC) until her retirement in June 2025. Prior to joining Manulife as CHRO in October 2018, Ms. Kimmet served on Manulife’s Board of Directors from March 2016 to September 2018. Ms. Kimmet previously served as CHRO of Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH), Coca-Cola Enterprises (now Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Nasdaq: CCEP), The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc., and Lucent Technologies. She also held a range of strategic HR roles at Citigroup and General Motors.
Ms. Kimmet previously served on the Board of Directors of Perspecta, Inc. and chaired its Management and Compensation Committee until May 2021 when Veritas Capital acquired the organization. Ms. Kimmet currently serves as the Executive Advisor to the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School’s Center for Executive Succession.
An active member of the human resources professional community, Ms. Kimmet currently serves on the board of the National Academy of Human Resources and previously chaired the board of The CHRO Association, as well as being past chair of its Center for Executive Compensation. She also chaired the board of the National Business Group on Health.
Ms. Kimmet holds an MBA from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.
Thomas McCarthy
Director
Thomas McCarthy has over 35 years of experience in healthcare, insurance and financial services businesses, including more than 30 years with Cigna Corporation (NYSE:CI). Mr. McCarthy was most recently the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Cigna from July 2013 to June 2017, and previously held the roles of Vice President of Finance, Vice President & Treasurer, Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development between March 2003 to July 2013. In addition to his career with Cigna, Mr. McCarthy also held senior leadership roles at Kemper Insurance from July 1999 to February 2003 and USAA from 1985 to 1986.
Mr. McCarthy is a member of the Board of Directors of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGI), a New Jersey-based holding company for property and casualty insurance companies, and is a member of the Selective Insurance Audit Committee and Finance and Investments Committee. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the American University of Rome and a Director of Avenue of the Arts, Inc. He previously served as a Director of the Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties from 2017 to 2024.
Mr. McCarthy received a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business.
Parth Mehrotra
Director
Parth Mehrotra has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Privia Health since July 2023. Prior to that, he served as our President and Chief Operating Officer from 2018 to 2023. He oversees company efforts around growth, financial and operational efficiency across all markets, shared corporate functions, and Privia’s business development efforts. He is also responsible for setting corporate strategy and leading Privia’s technology innovation.
Previously, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Brighton Health Group, the parent company of Privia Health. Prior to joining Brighton, Parth held various appointments, such as Senior Financial Officer of athenahealth, member of the Healthcare Investment Banking group at Goldman Sachs and a management consultant with Accenture.
Mr. Mehrotra received an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi.
Jaewon Ryu
Director
Jaewon Ryu, MD, JD, has been the Chief Executive Officer of Risant Health since April 2024 when it acquired Geisinger. Previously, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Geisinger since June 2019, an integrated delivery system with a clinical enterprise, a health plan, the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, and research and innovation functions operating in central and northeastern Pennsylvania. He originally joined Geisinger in September 2016, as the Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, working to improve the quality, affordability and experience of care delivered across the enterprise.
Dr. Ryu was previously President of integrated care delivery for Humana, responsible for Humana’s owned and joint ventured care delivery assets, including a management services organization (MSO) assisting affiliated practices to adopt a population health model. Prior to Humana, Dr. Ryu held various leadership roles at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Kaiser Permanente, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and as a White House Fellow at the Department of Veterans Affairs. He was also a practicing corporate healthcare attorney with the international firm McDermott, Will & Emery.
Dr. Ryu also served from 2018 to 2024 as a commissioner on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). In addition, he is a director on the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the Commonwealth Fund, and Teleflex, Inc. (NYSE: TFX).
Dr. Ryu earned his bachelor’s degree from Yale University and his M.D. and J.D. from the University of Chicago. He completed his residency training in emergency medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
Francis Soistman
Director
Francis (Fran) Soistman served as the Chief Executive Officer of e-Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: EHTH) from November 2021 until his retirement in late 2025. He also is a member of the e-Health and Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) board of directors. Prior to e-Health, Mr. Soistman founded and served as president of Healthcare Management and Transformation Advisory Services LLC, an advisory services company, from January 2020 to November 2021. From January 2013 to September 2019, he was executive vice president at CVS Health, and president of government services at Aetna.
Mr. Soistman previously served in executive leadership across a number of healthcare and managed care companies, including Coventry Healthcare, Principal Health Care and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maryland. He holds a B.S. in accounting and finance from Towson University and is a graduate of the Stanford University executive program.