Privia Health CEO and leadership

Shawn Morris is a seasoned industry leader focused on building a physician platform that is transforming the healthcare delivery experience for physicians and patients. Shawn drives initiatives to meet providers where they are on the transition to value, by building strategic partnerships with physicians, health plans, health systems, and employers better aligning reimbursements to quality, affordability, patient satisfaction and provider well being. Shawn was previously the President and Chief Operating Officer of Cigna-HealthSpring, a Cigna company. He was responsible for the financial and operational performance of Cigna’s Medicare Advantage business, one of the largest private Medicare solutions, that served 1.5 million Medicare customers and over $8 billion in revenue. Shawn earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Western Kentucky University and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is an inaugural Fellow of the Nashville Healthcare Council and graduate of Dartmouth College’s Tuck Business School 2030 Global Executive program. Shawn is a member of the American Society of CPAs, National Association of Corporate Directors, and the American Medical Association CEO Advisory Committee.

David Mountcastle, MBA, CPA, is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Privia Health. He has extensive experience in both the healthcare and technology industries and vast experience ranging from working with start-up enterprises to large, publicly traded companies.

Prior to joining Privia, David was Chief Financial Officer for Brainware, Inc., helping it grow from start-up to eventual purchase by Lexmark International for more than $150 million. Prior to that David was Controller/Director of Finance for VT iDirect Technologies, helping it grow from start-up to a strategic exit for its investors. Earlier in his career, David was the Controller for HealthSpring Inc., which was later sold to United HealthCare (UHC) (through an acquisition of MetraHealth, Inc.). David then became the Director of Finance for UHC and helped UHC start a new HMO in Virginia that was co-owned by UHC and a group of independent physicians (Virginia Physicians Network). David also served as the CFO for Southern Health for a few years after UHC before joining VT iDirect Technologies.

David began his career with Ernst & Young, LLP in its entrepreneurial services division as an auditor. David has been a CPA for more than 20 years and has a bachelor’s in Accounting Information Systems from James Madison University and an MBA with dual concentration in Finance and Information Systems from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Chris Voigt is Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Privia Health. He previously served as the Vice President of Business and Product Development for Privia Health and has more than 14 years experience in the healthcare interoperability field, including leading architecture, design and construction of public and private health information exchanges (HIE).

Prior to Privia, he led corporate development for HIE service provider MobileMD, which was acquired by Siemens in 2011, and the U.S. HIE practice for systems integrator CGI. His role included participation in both Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) Prototype and Trial Implementation projects. He has been involved in healthcare interoperability standards development including HL7, IHE, NIHN, HITSP, and most recently the Direct Project.

Chris earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Systems from the University of Delaware.

Dana Fields is the Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Privia Health. She brings over 20 years of experience serving provider and payer companies.

As Chief Compliance Officer, Dana oversees and ensures Privia’s ethics and compliance program, focusing on developing, implementing, and enforcing policies. She chairs the Corporate Compliance Committee and reports directly to the CEO and governing board on matters relating to reporting and compliance.

Before joining the Privia team Dana served as the Vice President of Investor Relations for Ardent Health. Prior to Ardent Health Services, she held various leadership and compliance roles for Premise Health, HealthSpring Inc. and Ernst and Young.

Dana earned her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Clemson University.

Keith Fernandez, MD, is Chief Clinical Officer of Privia Health. He joined Privia in 2016 and previously served as the Senior Physician Executive.

Prior to joining Privia, Dr. Fernandez served as President and Physician-in-Chief of the Memorial Hermann Physician Network (MHMD), Chief Medical Officer of the Memorial Hermann Accountable Care Organization, and chairman of MHMD’s Clinical Programs Committee. In those roles he developed a robust clinic integration program with over 2,000 physicians, 90 percent of whom operated in private practices, and more than 50 physician-led committees that provided quality, safety, and vendor governance for Memorial Hermann. Dr. Fernandez also spearheaded the development of MHMD’s Patient Centered Medical Homes and Care Management program. This program formed the bedrock of the most financially successful Medicare Shared Savings Program for three years, generated more than $180 million in shared savings, and multiple high-performance commercial ACOs, Medicare Advantage, and risk-based contracts.

Dr. Fernandez is a member of the Joint Commission Stakeholder Group on Clinically Integrated Networks, AHA Blue Ribbon Panel on Physician Governance, Texas Medical Association Committee on Accountable Care, and a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology. He currently has a faculty appointment as Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas at Houston. He has spoken and conducted retreats across the country for physician organizations, hospital systems, and business coalitions with an emphasis on new models of care, building trust, and the need for physician leadership in all areas of healthcare.

Dr. Fernandez earned his bachelor’s from Florida State University and his medical doctorate from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Ebert School of Medicine. He completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center and is board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Shawn Morris is a seasoned industry leader focused on building a physician platform that is transforming the healthcare delivery experience for physicians and patients. Shawn drives initiatives to meet providers where they are on the transition to value, by building strategic partnerships with physicians, health plans, health systems, and employers better aligning reimbursements to quality, affordability, patient satisfaction and provider well being. Shawn was previously the President and Chief Operating Officer of Cigna-HealthSpring, a Cigna company. He was responsible for the financial and operational performance of Cigna’s Medicare Advantage business, one of the largest private Medicare solutions, that served 1.5 million Medicare customers and over $8 billion in revenue. Shawn earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Western Kentucky University and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is an inaugural Fellow of the Nashville Healthcare Council and graduate of Dartmouth College’s Tuck Business School 2030 Global Executive program. Shawn is a member of the American Society of CPAs, National Association of Corporate Directors, and the American Medical Association CEO Advisory Committee.