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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
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
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.
Investments
Board seats
Affordable Care (ACI)
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at DIA
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Thomas Sharpe?
- 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.
- Where does Thomas Sharpe work?
- Thomas Sharpe is Co-Founder & Managing Partner at DIA.
- What does Thomas Sharpe invest in?
- Thomas Sharpe invests in Digital Health.
- What boards does Thomas Sharpe sit on?
- Thomas Sharpe holds tracked board seats at Affordable Care (ACI).
- Where did Thomas Sharpe go to school?
- Thomas Sharpe studied at Vanderbilt University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology and Business Administration); University of Oklahoma College of Law (Juris Doctor (JD)); Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management (Master of Business Administration (MBA)).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Vanderbilt University36
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