Fusion × Provista | Executive & Interim Talent for Members
Executive Talent for Provista Members • Vizient Contract #SV8368

Executive, Professional & Interim Talent for Provista Members

Fusion Search Partners is the executive search partner for Provista members, providing retained executive search, professional search, and interim leadership solutions for multi-site and growth-oriented organizations across the full range of industries Provista serves.

Backed by Vizient’s scale and Provista’s non-acute focus, Fusion delivers partner-led, high-touch talent solutions for organizations navigating growth, complexity, and leadership transition.

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Why Fusion for Provista Members

300+ executive searches, including 50+ interim placements, supporting mission-critical leadership needs across healthcare services, consumer services, technology, and other Provista-served industries.

Operator-Grade Search for Non-Acute & Growth Businesses
We recruit leaders who have built and scaled organizations, not just managed institutions. Experience spans multi-site healthcare, senior living, consumer services, and high-growth businesses where execution, margin discipline, and leadership depth are critical.
Partner-Led, Client-First Model
Every engagement is led directly by senior Partners with deep operating and executive search experience. Built on a simple philosophy: clients first—always. We provide accountability end-to-end and are a proud AESC member.
AI-Powered Talent Intelligence, Applied with Judgment
Advanced market mapping and AI-enabled research accelerate insight, while human-led evaluation ensures leadership quality, context fit, and long-term success. Technology accelerates insight — Partners ensure quality.
Flexible Engagements for Lean Leadership Teams
For organizations with small executive teams and limited internal recruiting infrastructure, Fusion adapts its retained model to match urgency, scope, and organizational maturity—without compromising quality.
Engagement Models *

* Dedicated support for Provista members with flexible models that match urgency, scope, and budget.

Your Opportunity as a Provista Member

Provista members can engage Fusion immediately—no RFPs or delays—with access to vetted permanent and interim executives, preferred member pricing, and a search partner recognized for quality, discretion, and results.

Beyond economics, members gain access to:
  • A highly regarded, AESC-member search firm
  • Senior Partners with real operating and search experience
  • A firm designed around long-term leadership impact, not transactions

The Fusion × Provista Advantage

A unified model that helps leaders succeed faster—not just arrive.

The RISE Talent Lifecycle

Provista members consistently emphasize how critical the first 90–120 days are to long-term executive success—particularly in founder-led, PE-backed, and multi-site organizations.

Fusion’s RISE talent model integrates search, assessment, onboarding, and early-tenure support into one cohesive model designed to reduce transition risk and accelerate impact.

R — Recruit
National outreach, AI-enabled market mapping, and partner-calibrated targeting
I — Interview & Assess
Competency-based evaluation and psychographic assessment led by senior Partners
S — Insight & Support
Contextual insight informed by Provista and Vizient benchmarks, peer patterns, and operating models
E — Empower
Structured 30/60/90-day planning, transition coaching, and leadership acceleration
This is a fully integrated leadership model—designed not just to place executives, but to ensure they succeed.

The Vizient Advantage

  • Cohort peer benchmarking (top performance / comparative context)
  • Provista Member Networks + Performance Improvement Collaboratives (peer playbooks, SME coaching, digital communities)

Roles We Fill

Enterprise Leadership
  • CEO / President
  • COO
  • CFO
  • CHRO / Chief People Officer
  • CMO / Chief Growth Officer
Digital, Technology & Product
  • Chief Digital / Technology / Data Officers
  • Chief Product Officer
  • Head of AI / Machine Learning
  • SVP / VP, Technology & Engineering Leadership
Functional & Interim Leadership
  • SVP, Sales & Business Development
  • Functional VPs & Heads of Operations, Marketing, Strategy, and Analytics
  • Interim Executives across C-suite and functional leadership

Representative Engagements

Chief Digital Officer
Multi-site clinic platform (healthcare services)
Chief Product Officer
Venture-backed healthcare technology company (since acquired)
Chief People Officer
PE-backed consumer services organization
Head of AI / Machine Learning
Enterprise Center of Excellence within a large financial services organization

These engagements reflect Fusion’s ability to recruit impactful, modern leaders across sectors and growth stages.

Additional Talent Advisory Capabilities

  • Leadership assessment (standalone or integrated into search)
  • Interim leadership and interim-to-perm transition support
  • Executive and team effectiveness coaching
  • Succession planning and talent benchmarking
  • Organization design and role definition
  • Search chair and stakeholder coaching

What Members Tell Us

“The first 90–120 days matter as much as the hire.” RISE is designed to reduce transition risk and accelerate early executive impact.

Fusion × Provista helps members strengthen leadership teams, reduce transition risk, and accelerate early executive impact.

Your Fusion Team

Phil Dawes
Phil Dawes
Partner, Provista Lead
Leads Fusion’s Provista engagement, overseeing executive, professional, and interim leadership solutions for member organizations across non-acute and growth businesses.
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Hank Flores
Hank Flores
Partner
Retained executive search partner with extensive operating experience, supporting boards and CEOs hiring enterprise and growth leaders across marketing, commercial, and general management roles.
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Laura Raynak
Laura Raynak
Partner, Life Sciences
Trusted search partner to CEOs, boards, and investors in life sciences and healthcare innovation, recruiting C-suite, VP, and board leaders for venture-backed and growth-stage organizations.
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Linda Schaler
Linda Schaler
Founding Partner
Executive search leader with deep expertise in marketing, media, advertising, and digital transformation—helping organizations recruit modern commercial and brand leadership across sectors.
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Greg Gerson
Greg Gerson
Founder & CEO
Veteran executive search leader with deep experience across healthcare, life sciences, and growth-stage organizations—building partner-led teams that deliver high-touch, high-impact outcomes.
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Dickon Moon
Dickon Moon
Partner, Technology
UK-based technology search partner and former software engineer with decades of experience recruiting product, engineering, and GTM leadership for scaling tech organizations across global markets.
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Blair Mandell
Blair Mandell
Partner
Executive search partner and strategic talent advisor focused on scaling teams and building high-performing cultures, supporting clients hiring product, technology, and people leadership roles.
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Note: References to Provista reflect our alignment to serve Provista members. No endorsement is implied.

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Fusion Search Partners is Provista’s resource for executive and interim talent solutions across members nationwide (Vizient Contract #SV8368).
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