About
Entered the dental industry in 2000 after law school and grew DDS, an Oklahoma-based DSO, from startup to 52 units before its 2019 sale to Affordable Care/Berkshire Partners, later serving as Vice Chairman of ACI. He co-founded Dental Innovation Alliance (DIA) with Doug Brown and holds degrees from Vanderbilt University and a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.
Invests in
Digital Health
Experience
- DIACo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2022 — presentNashville, Tennessee, United States
- Vanderbilt UniversityCommittee Member - Chancellor’s Circlecurrent2025 — presentNashville, Tennessee, United States
- Vanderbilt UniversityCommittee Member - Innovation Investment Committee2024 — 2026Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Vanderbilt UniversityCo-Chair - Parents Campaign Cabinet (PCC)2023 — 2026Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- DentalHQBoard Member2025 — 2026
- Holland Hall SchoolTrustee (Board Member)2021 — 2024Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
- Local Start Dental, IncDirector (Board Member)2020 — 2023Durham, North Carolina, United States
- Voyager DentalBoard Member2022 — 2023Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Oklahoma Health Care AuthorityBoard Member2022 — 2023Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
- MainSprings - The Janada L. Batchelor Foundation for ChildrenDirector (Board Member)2018 — 2023Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
- Affordable CareVice Chair2021
- Affordable CareDirector (Board Member)2019 — 2021
- Affordable CareVice Chairman Of The Board (Executive)2019 — 2021
- Affordable CareChief Experience Officer (CXO)2019 — 2020
- DDS Dentures + Implant SolutionsPosition Range: Executive General Counsel to COO/CEO to Executive Chairman of the Board (DSO)2000 — 2019
Education
- Vanderbilt UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology and Business Administration
- University of Oklahoma College of LawJuris Doctor (JD)
- Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of ManagementMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
- Checotah High School
Skills & more
Customer Service77Healthcare60Marketing62Contract Negotiation48Marketing Strategy44Team Building40Business Development46Sales27New Business Development26Project Management31Business Strategy26Start-ups15
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Financial AnalysisLeadershipStrategic PlanningManagementStrategyPublic SpeakingProcess ImprovementFrom Thomas's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Vanderbilt University150
Jacob JofeInvestor at Index VenturesRoss Perot Jr.Chairman of The Perot Group at Perot JainDavid JohnsonManaging Director at Intel Capital, North AmericaTom DriscollPrincipal at Differential VenturesPayton DobbsOperating Partner at Hoxton VenturesJosh KipnisHead of Marketing & Communications at AlleyCorp
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Also attended University of Oklahoma College of Law1
Also attended Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management32
Ilya TokhnerPartner - Strategic Partnerships at Ghaf Capital PartnersColleen FlynnDirector, Marketing at FINTOP CapitalJoe MaxwellManaging Partner at FINTOP CapitalBrittani RobertsDirector at FINTOP CapitalCotter CunninghamFounder, Chair and CEO RetailMeNot at Next Coast VenturesLaura HiltyVenture Partner at Excelerate Health Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Vanderbilt University29
Bruce EvansSenior Advisor and former Managing Director of Summit PartnersHattie DuplechainPrincipal Consultant, Operations and Impact Measurement at The Innovation SpaceEarl HendersonManaging Director at Service Provider CapitalCorey ThomasCEO, Rapid7 & Founding Pillar at Pillar VCNick SchaumFellow, Longevity at Prime Movers LabLauren IngramPrincipal at AIF
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Also worked at DentalHQ1
Also worked at Voyager Dental1
Also worked at Affordable Care2
Investments
Board seats
Affordable Care (ACI)
Per the firm's website.
