Why Us?

Our clients are decisive operators with high expectations and limited time. 

They know what great leadership looks like, and they expect every executive hire to elevate performance, strengthen operations, and accelerate strategic progress. 

What they lack is not judgment—it is the hundreds of hours required to run the disciplined, exhaustive search they would conduct themselves if they had the bandwidth.

This is where MES is different.

MES delivers a level of senior-level execution and healthcare domain expertise that traditional search models cannot match.

Where large firms delegate the real work to junior teams, MES applies deep, hands-on leadership from a search principal with more than 22 years of industry immersion. 

Senior-level expertise guides every dimension of the search—setting strategy, shaping the candidate pool, and applying disciplined evaluation to surface only leaders who meet the highest standards. 

This model provides: 

•  Senior-level engagement far deeper than what global firms or typical boutiques are structured to provide  

• Exhaustive market coverage that internal TA teams cannot sustain 

• Sharper vetting and more precise alignment 

• Smaller finalist candidate slates—but far stronger ones 

• A true extension of the hiring executive’s standards and expectations

Because they feel the difference immediately. MES mirrors their standards, extends their capacity, and delivers a level of rigor, judgment, and commitment that is simply not available in traditional search models.

For leaders who refuse to compromise on talent, MES is the partner built to deliver.  MES specializes in leadership searches where the cost of a mis-hire is measured in years of lost progress. 

Our domain depth spans: • Payer operations and regulatory pressure • Clinical leadership, quality, and utilization management • Value-based care and network strategy • Digital modernization, enterprise systems, and data integrity • Market expansion and government program performance 

Chief Medical Officer – Regional Medicare Advantage Plan: Recruited a physician executive with deep MA, quality, and UM expertise to lead medical strategy, clinical operations, provider alignment, and quality performance. 

Chief Information Officer – Health System (EHR, Interoperability, ERP Modernization): Identified a systems-forward CIO who elevated enterprise technology strategy across clinical and administrative domains.  

Medicaid Market President – Multistate Health Plan: Placed a market operator with proven success in managed Medicaid, regulatory relationships, network strategy, and community engagement. 

If you are navigating a high-stakes leadership challenge—or preparing for one—MES provides the expertise, execution rigor, and partnership required to secure the right leader.