Fran Kirley

Fran Kirley is a healthcare executive with 35 years of experience in acute and post-acute healthcare management and is actively involved in all levels of the profession. As CEO, Chairman, and Founder of Nexion, he has overseen the growth and operations into a dynamic post-acute care company with 48 skilled nursing, and two assisted living facilities in four states. Nexion Health has developed into a nationally recognized post-acute care company with an outstanding reputation for quality and culture.

Currently, he is on the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Nursing Home Association. He was previously on the board and executive committee of the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the Chairman of AHCA’s Political Action Committee. Fran was also on the board of Warfield at Historic Sykesville in Sykesville, MD. Presently, he serves as the Chairman of the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Foundation.

Fran completed an eight-year board position at the College of Our Lady of the Elms in Chicopee, MA. In May 2022, Fran was awarded an Honorary Degree in Human Letters, Honoris Causa, by the Trustees of College of Our Lady of the Elms for his humanitarian and philanthropic contributions.

Fran earned his Bachelor’s in Pharmacy from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences in 1973 and his Master’s in Business Administration from Western New England University in 1980.