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Kent Thiry

Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc

Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc

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Denver, CO, USA
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Kent Thiry Biography

Kent Thiry has been co-chairman and CEO of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. since DaVita acquired HealthCare Partners in 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Thiry served as chairman and CEO of DaVita Inc for 13 years. DaVita is one of the leading kidney care providers in America and has expanded to serve dialysis patients internationally. DaVita has 45,000 teammates caring for 149,000 patients in 2,700 facilities across the U.S., with more than 30 dialysis centers in nine countries outside of the U.S. DaVita considers itself a community first, and a company second. As citizens of the “DaVita Village,” our teammates have initiated dozens of goodwill programs that support our Mission, reflect our Core Values, and strive to improve the quality of life for our patients, each other and people in communities around the world.

DaVita’s leadership philosophy and specific practices are now being discussed in various prestigious forums, including Harvard, Stanford, Kellogg and Vanderbilt business schools, UCLA, University of Michigan Ross School of Business, Denver Public Schools, the Wall Street Journal and Modern Healthcare.

Mr. Thiry was a partner at Bain & Company from 1987 to 1991.

Mr. Thiry earned his B.A. in Political Science, with distinction and Phi Beta Kappa, from Stanford University in 1978. He earned his M.B.A., with honors, from Harvard Business School in 1983, where he was also elected to the Century Club.

He serves on the board of directors for the Trust for Public Land. Prior board seats include the chairmanship (non-executive) of Oxford Health Plans, Varian Medical Systems, PPOM (a private PPO), as well as a member of the Harvard Business School Board of Advisors.

Kent Thiry Videos

  • DaVita CEO Kent Thiry on the Village - YouTube
    Kent Thiry, CEO of DaVita, speaks to Dean Bill Boulding about leadership as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series at Duke University's ...
  • Kent Thiry: View from the Top
    Kent Thiry, CEO of DaVita, explains to a Stanford Graduate School of Business audience on November 17, 2011, that leadership is not something that...
  • Kent Thiry: Energizing a Firm with Mission & Values, UCLA - YouTube
    A conversation with Kent Thiry. Visit UCLA Anderson School of Managementhttp:/ /www.anderson.ucla.edu/Click here for more Distinguished ...

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    Kent Thiry is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Business, Business Leadership, Leadership, Motivational, Teamwork & Teambuilding.
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Kent Thiry is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Kent Thiry for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Kent Thiry generally travels from Denver, CO, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Lee Cockerell, Robert Kriegel, Benjamin Zander, Jeff Taylor and John Spence. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Kent Thiry for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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