Mark Edwards

Mark Edwards, PMP, currently serves as Vice President of Technology Innovation at HighFive Healthcare, a position held since April 2025. Prior to this role, Mark was Vice President of IT Strategy & Portfolio Management OCIO at Surgery Partners, Inc. from September 2020 to April 2025. Mark’s earlier experience includes positions at DaVita Kidney Care, CereCore, and Ardent Health Services, where responsibilities focused on program management, business systems, and ambulatory care. A significant tenure at LifePoint Health® featured roles as Senior Director of Ambulatory/Post Acute and Director of Clinical Systems, Meditech. Mark also held project management and consultant roles at ettain group and The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence, and served as Chief Information Officer at Pee Dee Health Care. Mark’s career began at the American Red Cross with progressive roles in process control, application development, and regulatory operations. Mark Edwards holds a BS in Biology from the University of South Carolina-Columbia.