Chairman, Amedisys Home Health & Hospice

Paul Kusserow is Chairman of the Board of Amedisys (AMED), a publicly traded, leading provider of home health, hospice, palliative, personal care and high-acuity care services with over 22,000 employees in 39 states and the District of Columbia, making over 12.3 million patient visits per year.With 25 years of healthcare experience with deep expertise in driving growth strategies, Mr. Kusserow served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Amedisys for eight years. Prior to that, he served as President and Vice Chairman of Alignment Healthcare, Inc, an integrated clinical care company focused on providing care to the Medicaid population. Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy, Innovations and Corporate Development Officer of Humana, Inc., a Fortune 75 healthcare services and benefits company.Kusserow’s experience also includes time as Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of the Ziegler HealthVest Fund; Managing Director of San Ysidro Capital Partners, L.L.C.; and Managing Partner of Roaring Mountain, L.L.C. He began his healthcare career with Tenet Healthcare Corporation, one of the nation’s largest investor-owned healthcare service companies, where he spent seven years, the last four as Senior Vice President, Strategy and Ventures. Kusserow is on the boards of Connecture (Nasdaq: CNXR), Oak Street (NYSE: OSH), Picwell, and New Century Health. Prior to Tenet, Kusserow was a consultant at McKinsey and Company, Inc. Kusserow received his Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and his Master of Arts from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.A deeply skilled strategist, Kusserow’s growth mindset was a critical and stabilizing force for Amedisys in his seven-year tenure as CEO. When he began at Amedisys in 2014, Kusserow helped stabilize the company and increase its market value. The company grew ten-fold under his leadership. His hands-on involvement helped rise Amedisys in the ranks of home health care, moving from 3.2 stars to 4.5-star reviews. As a thought leader and industry innovator in the home health space, Kusserow’s charisma, dedication, and investment to the success of Amedisys are just some of his greatest assets.