Thomas W. Burden

Thomas Burden is an accomplished healthcare executive with over 35 years’ experience in the development, management, and operation of complex healthcare delivery systems. This includes 23 years in Navy Medicine as a Medical Service Corps Officer and 18 years with large healthcare contractors. His military healthcare experience includes duty as both a hospital corpsman and Medical Service Corps Officer.

Mr. Burden is recognized as a proven and respected healthcare leader with extensive knowledge and capabilities in health services privatization and outsourcing for both publicly- and privately-owned companies, and for federal, state, and local government agencies.

Prior to co-founding Potomac Healthcare Solutions, Mr. Burden served as Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Managed Care for a publicly traded national, healthcare contractor and Executive Vice President at a privately-owned healthcare company.

Mr. Burden holds a Master of Health Administration degree from Baylor University and a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, in Health Care Management and Business Administration/Economics from the University of LaVerne. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and has served as a preceptor for graduate students fulfilling their administrative residency under the Army-Baylor University Graduate Program in Healthcare Administration.