Myron J. Beard, PhD is a business psychologist and world-class consultant, coach, and speaker. He is founder and principal of Beard Executive Consulting, a company that consults with executives on strategy development, aligning structure to strategy and executive and team development. Since he started his company in 2006, he has worked extensively with executives across industries, assisting leaders and organizations to enhance their personal and business performance.
Based in Denver, Colorado, Myron has worked with clients around the world. Clients range from small privately held companies to large multinational companies. He has worked extensively in health care, including with Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield (IN), Kaiser Permanente (CO), Colorado Children’s Hospital, Presbyterian Healthcare (NM), Carondelet Health System (AZ), Grand River Health (CO), and Gunnison Valley Healthcare (CO). He has also worked with companies in other industries, including First Data Corporation (worldwide), Western Union Corporation (worldwide), Harnishfeger Corporation (PA), Hill’s Pet Products (KS), Joy Mining Manufacturing (US, UK, Australia, South Africa), Dobson Park (UK), Longwall Corporation (Australia), KN Energy (CO), The Industrial Company (CO), Kiewit (KS), Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Nebraska Public Power District, Orica Mining Services (US, Europe, Australia, Singapore, South America), Presbyterian Health Plan (NM), Xcel Energy (MN), Public Service of NM, Montana Power Company, Cupertino Electric (CA), Ball Aerospace (CO), Best Western (AZ), Dial Corporation (AZ), TeleCheck (TX), GE Johnson Construction (CO), and Rio Rancho School District (NM).
During the course of his career, Myron has worked with thousands of executives, facilitating strategy development, helping create high-performing teams in extreme work environments, leading international merger integration efforts, and working with companies to assist them in their restructuring efforts. He has interviewed and assessed hundreds of executives for development and promotion and hiring decisions. In 2018, he coauthored The DNA of Leadership, and in 2007, he coauthored Merger Integration: a CEO’s Field Guide to the Art & Process of Effective Merger Integration. He has also authored numerous articles and book chapters.
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Dr. Steve Quach has been the chief executive officer at CarePoint Health since January 2016. CarePoint Health is a multispecialty physician group that is based in Colorado and Utah but provides services across the nation. Dr. Quach was previously the chief medical officer at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center (P/SL), where he gained nearly three years of tenure. Prior to his P/SL CMO appointment, he served as vice president and chief medical officer for the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Health System in Galveston, Texas, since the beginning of 2009.
Dr. Quach received his medical degree from UTMB, where he also completed both his internship and residency before serving as chief resident in his final year. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, and his primary professional interests include physician-leadership development and quality improvement in health care delivery.
Dr. Quach’s experience in health care quality improvement includes leading a team in submission of an application for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award to the University of Texas Center for Performance Excellence in 2006. He served as Director of Quality Management for the Department of Internal Medicine at UTMB from 2006 through 2009. His training in the field of health care quality improvement includes completion of the Advanced Training Program, conducted by Intermountain Healthcare. Dr. Quach received certification as a patient safety officer on completion of this program. From a leadership development perspective, he is proud to have founded the Physician-Leadership Academy at UTMB and was part of the leadership team that was responsible for developing the curriculum. He has extensive experience developing, mentoring, and coaching leaders both internal and external.
He can be e-mailed at: [email protected]