Tom Watford, President and Chief Operating Officer
brings over 23 years experience in the healthcare industry, where he has delivered
Professional and IT services to clients in the Healthcare Provider, Health Plan
and Life Sciences sectors. Prior to joining Santa Rosa, Tom served as Chief Financial
Officer and Chief Operating Officer of First Consulting Group, Inc, a $300M NASDAQ
listed company serving the healthcare industry. Tom led a financial turnaround from
an $18m loss to $18M in profit and 300% increase in cash. At FCG, Tom was responsible
for all delivery unit organizations in the corporation including Health Delivery,
Health Delivery Outsourcing, Health Plan, Life Sciences and Software Services as
well as responsibility for the Shared Service Center operations including Infrastructure
Services, FCG India and FCG Vietnam. Tom, along with the CEO developed the strategic
evaluation and management of the process that resulted in the sale of FCG to a $15B
public company. Prior to FCG, Tom was an Associate Partner in the Healthcare Practice
for Accenture, where he delivered professional and IT services to large clients
in the healthcare provider and health plan markets. Tom holds an M.H.S. in Health
Administration, an M.B.A. in Finance and a B.S. in Accounting from the University
of Florida.