{"id":8173,"date":"2021-03-24T11:01:35","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T11:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.consumer51.com\/buffkinbaker\/?page_id=8173"},"modified":"2025-08-25T17:30:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T17:30:53","slug":"private-equity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"Private Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8173\" class=\"elementor elementor-8173\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06abc33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"06abc33\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d90a15\" data-id=\"3d90a15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b6a83 heathcarep elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26b6a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Private Equity Executive Search for Investor-Backed Organizations<\/h1><p>In an era of economic volatility and industry disruption, private equity firms require executive search solutions that identify top leaders capable of driving growth and operational excellence. At Buffkin \/ Baker, we specialize in private equity talent acquisition, partnering with PE-backed organizations to recruit visionary CEOs, CFOs, and senior executives who can navigate complex markets and maximize investor returns. Our proactive, tailored approach ensures a diverse and high-performing slate of candidates for every engagement.<\/p><p>In light of the extraordinary headwinds facing healthcare and other industries, coupled with variable economic conditions, private equity firms have demonstrated remarkable resilience and adaptability. There is a growing demand for qualified leaders who can confront these challenges, formulate actionable strategies, and leverage emerging trends effectively.<\/p><p>At Buffkin \/ Baker, we recognize the complex nature of institutionally backed businesses and the expectations placed on their executive leadership. We treat our clients as investments, adopting a proactive approach to tailor our engagements to the scale and speed needed by private equity. Our process identifies the right talent while effectively mitigating human capital concerns, helping PE-backed organizations access top-level executives for critical roles.<\/p><p>Founded 26 years ago around the investor-backed Healthcare vertical, our team has built a proprietary talent network of executives with a track record of success in growth, scaling, and marketability of investor-backed assets. Our expertise in private equity executive search spans multiple sectors, ensuring that every engagement delivers strategic value to investors and portfolio companies alike.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c78445b\" data-id=\"c78445b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-379fc9a Range-counter elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"379fc9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4714149\" data-id=\"4714149\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-306e1f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"306e1f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Talk to Our Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c712d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c712d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact our partner-led team of executive search professionals. We are a boutique recruitment firm connecting leading organizations with trusted professional candidates who have the experience to lead your vision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcabd4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fcabd4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d439d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4d439d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c44dca5 elementor-section-full_width inject-team-link elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"c44dca5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3a95ed\" data-id=\"e3a95ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c32535c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"c32535c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c6e46f\" data-id=\"5c6e46f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a9dbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65a9dbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Team in Private Equity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18b0d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-awsm-team\" data-id=\"18b0d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"awsm-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-team-15244\" class=\"awsm-grid-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"awsm-modal\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-grid modal grid-style style-1 grid-4-col \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-15244-15170\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all awsm-150 awsm-148\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t   <span id=\"tigger-style-15244-15170\" class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-trigger awsm-modal-trigger-15170\" data-trigger=\"#modal-style-15244-15170\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jackson-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Jackson Ross, PRC<\/h3><span>Partner<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:jackson@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jackson-ross-77622a7\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-15244-15163\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all awsm-150 awsm-148\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t   <span id=\"tigger-style-15244-15163\" class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-trigger awsm-modal-trigger-15163\" data-trigger=\"#modal-style-15244-15163\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Craig-Buffkin-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Craig Buffkin<\/h3><span>Managing Partner<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:craig@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/craig-buffkin-88578a\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-15244-15169\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all awsm-150 awsm-148\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t   <span id=\"tigger-style-15244-15169\" class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-trigger awsm-modal-trigger-15169\" data-trigger=\"#modal-style-15244-15169\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-22-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Jen Coleman<\/h3><span>Partner<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:jen@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jen-bradley-3917903a\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-15244-15166\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all awsm-151 awsm-148\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t   <span id=\"tigger-style-15244-15166\" class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-trigger awsm-modal-trigger-15166\" data-trigger=\"#modal-style-15244-15166\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/David-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>David Alexander<\/h3><span>Partner<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:davidalexander@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/david-l-alexander-0362131\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-15244-15167\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all awsm-152 awsm-148 awsm-156\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t   <span id=\"tigger-style-15244-15167\" class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-trigger awsm-modal-trigger-15167\" data-trigger=\"#modal-style-15244-15167\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Headshot-1.png\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Tom Wilson<\/h3><span>Partner<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:tomw@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tom-wilson-2831b1\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-15244-15178\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all awsm-150 awsm-148\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t   <span id=\"tigger-style-15244-15178\" class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-trigger awsm-modal-trigger-15178\" data-trigger=\"#modal-style-15244-15178\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9285-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Ryan Baggett, CDR<\/h3><span>Associate Partner<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:ryan@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ryanbaggett1\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-15244-15194\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all awsm-150 awsm-153 awsm-148\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t   <span id=\"tigger-style-15244-15194\" class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-trigger awsm-modal-trigger-15194\" data-trigger=\"#modal-style-15244-15194\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-37-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Britt Adams<\/h3><span>Senior Associate<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:britt@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-items modal-style style-1 grid-4-col\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-close\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-items-main\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-nav-item awsm-nav-left\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"modal-style-15244-15170\" class=\"awsm-modal-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-modal-hidden awsm-all awsm-150 awsm-148 \" data-info=\"15170\">\n\t<div id=\"awsm-member-info-15244-15170\" class=\"awsm-modal-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-image-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jackson-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Partner<\/h3><h2>Jackson Ross, PRC<\/h2>\n<p>Jackson Ross serves as a Partner for the firm where he is actively engaged in searches for our Healthcare, Private Equity, and Digital Transformation Practices. He is a passionate results-driven leader with over 20 years of experience building brand awareness across the healthcare and digital continuum. Innovative strategy and loyal customer servitude have generated a history of exceeding client expectations and market share growth through roles in sales management, business development, corporate accounts, and general management. Jackson\u2019s broad experience in both mature and entrepreneurial environments provides him with a strong foundation to drive enterprise growth, quality, and culture for Buffkin \/ Baker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackson has extensive expertise in establishing relationships that result in customer-focused outcomes and increasing organizational efficiency. In 2014, he launched and operated the IT business unit for Vaso Healthcare, a Healthcare IT firm focused on the Diagnostic Imaging modalities, cyber security, and Radiology workflow. As General Manager, Jackson was responsible for all aspects of business operation. Prior to his time with Vaso Healthcare, he spent 12 years in corporate accounts and management-related positions with Siemens Healthcare, including the business development of corporate relationships for the GPO and IDN community. Jackson has received multiple awards and industry recognition for his ability to architect client solutions that meet and exceed the business and the financial needs of his customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most recently, Jackson served on the leadership team for United Imaging Healthcare and was responsible for launching the US operations of Shanghai-based United Imaging Healthcare. In his role of Vice President of Strategic and Corporate Accounts, Jackson was instrumental in supporting the staffing, finance, information security, and commercial development for United Imaging\u2019s nationwide business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackson holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in business management and marketing from the University of Mississippi. As a native Nashvillian, Jackson enjoys time at home with his wife and two boys, and most any outdoor-related activity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:jackson@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jackson-ross-77622a7\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"modal-style-15244-15163\" class=\"awsm-modal-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-modal-hidden awsm-all awsm-150 awsm-148 \" data-info=\"15163\">\n\t<div id=\"awsm-member-info-15244-15163\" class=\"awsm-modal-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-image-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Craig-Buffkin-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Managing Partner<\/h3><h2>Craig Buffkin<\/h2>\n<p>Craig Buffkin, the firm\u2019s founder, serves as the Managing Partner, and as Head of the Private Equity and Transformation Practices, where he is actively involved with client engagements and business development. He has completed search work at the board, executive and senior level both nationally and internationally for a wide range of private, public, venture-backed, and private equity-back companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before founding The Buffkin Group, which would later become Buffkin\/Baker, Craig was a director in a national technology search firm with five offices and over 75 consultants. Before entering the search profession, he spent over 5 years as a turnaround specialist and over 10 years in marketing services. His last turnaround became a roll-up of seven healthcare companies with an eventual sale to a large public healthcare entity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Craig holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He and his wife Heather reside in Nashville, TN with their three children, Caroline, Charlie, and Francie. He is an avid golfer and fisherman.<\/p>\n<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:craig@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/craig-buffkin-88578a\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"modal-style-15244-15169\" class=\"awsm-modal-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-modal-hidden awsm-all awsm-150 awsm-148 \" data-info=\"15169\">\n\t<div id=\"awsm-member-info-15244-15169\" class=\"awsm-modal-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-image-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-22-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Partner<\/h3><h2>Jen Coleman<\/h2>\n<p>Jen Coleman serves as a Partner of the firm and is engaged in executive and senior-level assignments. She is actively involved in the firm\u2019s Healthcare, Private Equity, and Digital Transformation Practices. With over 15 years of experience, Jen has expertise in working with public and private companies, and private equity backed companies to attract executive leaders in a competitive market. She brings her consulting to work directly with clients to understand their needs and goals in filling critical gaps in leadership and delivering successful outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to her career in executive search, Jen was employed in Treasury Management with Fifth Third Bank where she was responsible for client presentations, analysis, and training of treasury products. Before moving into Treasury Management, Jen spent three years in Institutional Sales for Fifth Third Securities and also managed corporate seminars and customer relations, organized trade shows, and developed new marketing materials for the subsidiary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jen graduated with honors from Wittenberg University and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. She also holds an Advanced Certificate in Executive Search and Leadership Consulting from Cornell University, School of ILR. Originally from Ohio, Jen moved to Nashville in April of 2006. She is a 7-time marathoner and member of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society\u2019s Team in Training. She played collegiate volleyball and has continued her passion for the sport as a club volleyball coach. Jen resides in Nashville with her husband Brian and daughters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:jen@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jen-bradley-3917903a\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"modal-style-15244-15166\" class=\"awsm-modal-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-modal-hidden awsm-all awsm-151 awsm-148 \" data-info=\"15166\">\n\t<div id=\"awsm-member-info-15244-15166\" class=\"awsm-modal-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-image-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/David-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Partner<\/h3><h2>David Alexander<\/h2>\n<p>David Alexander is Partner in the firm and the Consumer Practice Leader. With more than 30 years of executive recruitment and talent management experience, David is passionate about helping organizations find people who will thrive in their unique business and operating culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has served as a senior human resources executive for such world-class firms as SAP, AT&amp;T, Washington Mutual, Allied Signal, Gateway and Compaq. Most recently, David served as the Chief People Officer for Raising Cane\u2019s, which grew from 10,000 to 20,000 global employees under his leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After working in public and private companies across multiple industries, David understands the challenges that both high growth and high turn around environments pose for organizations. That experience drives his mission to find, strengthen and grow transformational leaders for clients, both as an executive search consultant and executive coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David is a graduate of Texas A&amp;M University and has served as an officer in the United States Air Force. He and his wife Meri live in New Braunfels, Texas, enjoying their children and 2 grandchildren. When not supporting clients and spending time with his family, David enjoys hunting, fishing and serving his church as a worship musician.<\/p>\n<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:davidalexander@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/david-l-alexander-0362131\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"modal-style-15244-15167\" class=\"awsm-modal-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-modal-hidden awsm-all awsm-152 awsm-148 awsm-156 \" data-info=\"15167\">\n\t<div id=\"awsm-member-info-15244-15167\" class=\"awsm-modal-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-image-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Headshot-1.png\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Partner<\/h3><h2>Tom Wilson<\/h2>\n<p>Tom Wilson is a Partner and Practice Leader, where he collaborates closely with CEOs and Boards of prominent biotechnology, high-tech, and Fortune 500 companies to identify HR needs and conduct essential HR leadership searches. His notable clients include Alphabet, Intel, Northwestern Mutual, StockX, Qualtrics, Interactive Brokers, Mozilla, ServiceNow, Kraken, Ford, Samsung, Mars, Rakuten, and Health Equity, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an internationally recognized thought leader in human resources (HR) management and retained executive search, Tom contributes to various industry publications. He is celebrated for his strategic leadership, global expertise across diverse industries, ability to forge strong partnerships, comprehensive planning, and precise execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Fulbright Scholar, Tom holds an M.A. from the University of Toronto and a B.A. from Penn State. He began his professional journey in retained executive search with Sullivan &amp; Company, now part of Heidrick &amp; Struggles. He has previously held senior executive positions in global talent acquisition and human resources at leading firms in the financial services sector. Tom is married to Barbara, a consultant in the pharmaceutical industry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:tomw@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tom-wilson-2831b1\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"modal-style-15244-15178\" class=\"awsm-modal-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-modal-hidden awsm-all awsm-150 awsm-148 \" data-info=\"15178\">\n\t<div id=\"awsm-member-info-15244-15178\" class=\"awsm-modal-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-image-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9285-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Associate Partner<\/h3><h2>Ryan Baggett, CDR<\/h2>\n<p>Ryan Baggett has been in engaged in executive search, recruitment, and business development for over 20 years and is based out of our Nashville office. Ryan is an Associate Partner within the firm, where he is a key member in Healthcare, Private Equity, Digital Transformation, Academic Medicine, Entertainment, and TMT practices. In addition, he is an AIRS Certified Diversity and Inclusion Recruiter (CDR), utilizing search techniques that enable him to locate diverse candidate pools using a variety of resources, including the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He takes a highly professional and consultative approach with his clients and candidates, relating to clients and candidates as partners and maintaining communication with them long after he\u2019s made a placement. He provides candid advice, market guidance, and consistent feedback throughout the recruiting and hiring process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryan has conducted hundreds of searches in his career for the positions of CEO, COO, CFO, CIO, CTO, CMO, CAO, President, GM, and other senior-level roles nationally and internationally for a wide range of private, public, venture-backed, and private equity-backed companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before joining Buffkin\/Baker, Ryan was a national recruitment executive for Maxim Healthcare. Responsible for the full-cycle recruitment efforts, management of 100 healthcare professionals, payroll, compliance, and HR strategy. Before entering the recruitment and search industry, he worked in business development and management roles for Troon Golf. In addition, he planned and facilitated NCAA championships and PGA-sanctioned events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryan earned his bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Mississippi, where he was a member of the Ole Miss football team.<\/p>\n<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:ryan@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ryanbaggett1\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"modal-style-15244-15194\" class=\"awsm-modal-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-modal-hidden awsm-all awsm-150 awsm-153 awsm-148 \" data-info=\"15194\">\n\t<div id=\"awsm-member-info-15244-15194\" class=\"awsm-modal-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-image-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-37-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Senior Associate<\/h3><h2>Britt Adams<\/h2>\n<p>Britt Adams serves as a Senior Associate and joined the firm in 2017. She previously worked at Ethicon, a medical device sales company, where she executed clinical education and training regarding Ethicon\u2019s key platforms including wound closure, endo-mechanical, energy, and biosurgery\/hemostatic adjunct products. She leads Professional Development Training for new hire sales classes, members of the field sales organization, and divisional managers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Britt was born in Georgia and raised in Knoxville, TN. She attended Middle Tennessee State University, graduating in 2015 with a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Marketing and a minor in Business Administration. She now lives in Nashville and in her free time enjoys hiking, yoga, swimming, and spending free time with family and friends.<\/p>\n<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:britt@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-nav-item awsm-nav-right\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t   <\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-724dff9 our-people elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"724dff9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e652b09\" data-id=\"e652b09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-651a3fe hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"651a3fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_651a3fe_8173\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#651a3fe_8173\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2269\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Craig-Buffkin-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14961\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Craig-Buffkin-scaled.jpg 2269w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Craig-Buffkin-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Craig-Buffkin-907x1024.jpg 907w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Craig-Buffkin-768x867.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Craig-Buffkin-1361x1536.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Craig-Buffkin-1815x2048.jpg 1815w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2269px) 100vw, 2269px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_651a3fe_8173\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCraig Buffkin\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Managing Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-651a3fe\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_651a3fe_8173\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2269\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Craig-Buffkin-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14961\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Craig-Buffkin-scaled.jpg 2269w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Craig-Buffkin-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Craig-Buffkin-907x1024.jpg 907w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Craig-Buffkin-768x867.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Craig-Buffkin-1361x1536.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Craig-Buffkin-1815x2048.jpg 1815w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2269px) 100vw, 2269px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Craig Buffkin<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Managing Partner<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:craig@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Craig Buffkin, the firm\u2019s founder, serves as the Managing Partner, and as Head of the Private Equity and Transformation Practices, where he is actively involved with client engagements and business development. He has completed search work at the board, executive and senior level both nationally and internationally for a wide range of private, public, venture-backed, and private equity-back companies.<br><br>\n\nBefore founding The Buffkin Group, which would later become Buffkin\/Baker, Craig was a director in a national technology search firm with five offices and over 75 consultants. Before entering the search profession, he spent over 5 years as a turnaround specialist and over 10 years in marketing services. His last turnaround became a roll-up of seven healthcare companies with an eventual sale to a large public healthcare entity.<br><br>\n\nCraig holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He and his wife Heather reside in Nashville, TN with their three children, Caroline, Charlie, and Francie. He is an avid golfer and fisherman.<br><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:craig@buffkinbaker.com\">craig@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6abd45d elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6abd45d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:craig@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:craig@buffkinbaker.com\">Craig Buffkin<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Managing Partner<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-55a5dab\" data-id=\"55a5dab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c3170 hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"54c3170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_54c3170_8173\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#54c3170_8173\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-24-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14959\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-24-scaled.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-24-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-24-912x1024.jpg 912w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-24-768x863.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-24-1368x1536.jpg 1368w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-24-1824x2048.jpg 1824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_54c3170_8173\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJackson Ross\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-54c3170\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_54c3170_8173\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-24-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14959\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-24-scaled.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-24-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-24-912x1024.jpg 912w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-24-768x863.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-24-1368x1536.jpg 1368w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-24-1824x2048.jpg 1824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Jackson Ross<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Partner<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:jackson@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Jackson Ross serves as a Partner for the firm where he is actively engaged in searches for our Healthcare, Private Equity, and Digital Transformation Practices. He is a passionate results-driven leader with over 20 years of experience building brand awareness across the healthcare and digital continuum. Innovative strategy and loyal customer servitude have generated a history of exceeding client expectations and market share growth through roles in sales management, business development, corporate accounts, and general management. Jackson\u2019s broad experience in both mature and entrepreneurial environments provides him with a strong foundation to drive enterprise growth, quality, and culture for Buffkin \/ Baker. <br><br>Jackson has extensive expertise in establishing relationships that result in customer-focused outcomes and increasing organizational efficiency. In 2014, he launched and operated the IT business unit for Vaso Healthcare, a Healthcare IT firm focused on the Diagnostic Imaging modalities, cyber security, and Radiology workflow. As General Manager, Jackson was responsible for all aspects of business operation. Prior to his time with Vaso Healthcare, he spent 12 years in corporate accounts and management-related positions with Siemens Healthcare, including the business development of corporate relationships for the GPO and IDN community. Jackson has received multiple awards and industry recognition for his ability to architect client solutions that meet and exceed the business and the financial needs of his customers. <br><br>\nMost recently, Jackson served on the leadership team for United Imaging Healthcare and was responsible for launching the US operations of Shanghai-based United Imaging Healthcare. In his role of Vice President of Strategic and Corporate Accounts, Jackson was instrumental in supporting the staffing, finance, information security, and commercial development for United Imaging\u2019s nationwide business.<br><br>\nJackson holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in business management and marketing from the University of Mississippi. As a native Nashvillian, Jackson enjoys time at home with his wife and two boys, and most any outdoor-related activity. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:jackson@buffkinbaker.com\">jackson@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6f1db elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3f6f1db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:jackson@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:jackson@buffkinbaker.com\">Jackson Ross<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Partner<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-466e3d3\" data-id=\"466e3d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-586d444 hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"586d444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_586d444_8173\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#586d444_8173\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2279\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-22-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14958\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-22-scaled.jpg 2279w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-22-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-22-912x1024.jpg 912w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-22-768x863.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-22-1367x1536.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-22-1823x2048.jpg 1823w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2279px) 100vw, 2279px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_586d444_8173\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJen Coleman\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-586d444\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_586d444_8173\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2279\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-22-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14958\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-22-scaled.jpg 2279w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-22-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-22-912x1024.jpg 912w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-22-768x863.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-22-1367x1536.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-22-1823x2048.jpg 1823w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2279px) 100vw, 2279px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Jen Coleman<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Partner<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:jen@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Jen Coleman serves as a Partner of the firm and is engaged in executive and senior-level assignments. She is actively involved in the firm\u2019s Healthcare, Private Equity, and Digital Transformation Practices. With over 15 years of experience, Jen has expertise in working with public and private companies, and private equity backed companies to attract executive leaders in a competitive market. She brings her consulting to work directly with clients to understand their needs and goals in filling critical gaps in leadership and delivering successful outcomes. \n \nPrior to her career in executive search, Jen was employed in Treasury Management with Fifth Third Bank where she was responsible for client presentations, analysis, and training of treasury products. Before moving into Treasury Management, Jen spent three years in Institutional Sales for Fifth Third Securities and also managed corporate seminars and customer relations, organized trade shows, and developed new marketing materials for the subsidiary.\n \nJen graduated with honors from Wittenberg University and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. She also holds an Advanced Certificate in Executive Search and Leadership Consulting from Cornell University, School of ILR. Originally from Ohio, Jen moved to Nashville in April of 2006. She is a 7-time marathoner and member of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society\u2019s Team in Training. She played collegiate volleyball and has continued her passion for the sport as a club volleyball coach. Jen resides in Nashville with her husband Brian and daughters.\n.<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:jen@buffkinbaker.com\">jen@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c44f12 elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0c44f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:jen@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:jen@buffkinbaker.com\">Jen Coleman<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Partner<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dd7f7c\" data-id=\"2dd7f7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab0c12 hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"bab0c12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_bab0c12_8173\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#bab0c12_8173\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2271\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9285-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14982\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9285-scaled.jpeg 2271w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9285-266x300.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9285-908x1024.jpeg 908w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9285-768x866.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9285-1363x1536.jpeg 1363w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9285-1817x2048.jpeg 1817w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2271px) 100vw, 2271px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_bab0c12_8173\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRyan Baggett, CDR\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Associate Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-bab0c12\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_bab0c12_8173\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2271\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9285-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14982\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9285-scaled.jpeg 2271w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9285-266x300.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9285-908x1024.jpeg 908w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9285-768x866.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9285-1363x1536.jpeg 1363w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9285-1817x2048.jpeg 1817w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2271px) 100vw, 2271px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Ryan Baggett, CDR<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Associate Partner<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:ryan@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Ryan Baggett has been in engaged in executive search, recruitment, and business development for over 20 years and is based out of our Nashville office. Ryan is an Associate Partner within the firm, where he is a key member in Healthcare, Private Equity, Digital Transformation, Academic Medicine, Entertainment, and TMT practices. In addition, he is an AIRS Certified Diversity and Inclusion Recruiter (CDR), utilizing search techniques that enable him to locate diverse candidate pools using a variety of resources, including the internet.<br>\n\n<br>He takes a highly professional and consultative approach with his clients and candidates, relating to clients and candidates as partners and maintaining communication with them long after he\u2019s made a placement. He provides candid advice, market guidance, and consistent feedback throughout the recruiting and hiring process.<br>\n\n<br>Ryan has conducted hundreds of searches in his career for the positions of CEO, COO, CFO, CIO, CTO, CMO, CAO, President, GM, and other senior-level roles nationally and internationally for a wide range of private, public, venture-backed, and private equity-backed companies.<br>\n\n<br>Before joining Buffkin\/Baker, Ryan was a national recruitment executive for Maxim Healthcare. Responsible for the full-cycle recruitment efforts, management of 100 healthcare professionals, payroll, compliance, and HR strategy. Before entering the recruitment and search industry, he worked in business development and management roles for Troon Golf. In addition, he planned and facilitated NCAA championships and PGA-sanctioned events.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:ryan@buffkinbaker.com\">ryan@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a118fc8 elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a118fc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:ryan@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:ryan@buffkinbaker.com\">Ryan Baggett<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Associate Partner<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a6aac7 our-people elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"2a6aac7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-80522ed\" data-id=\"80522ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13061a8 hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"13061a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_13061a8_8173\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#13061a8_8173\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2271\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-37-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14962\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-37-scaled.jpg 2271w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-37-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-37-908x1024.jpg 908w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-37-768x866.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-37-1363x1536.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-37-1817x2048.jpg 1817w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2271px) 100vw, 2271px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_13061a8_8173\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBritt Adams\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Senior Associate<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-13061a8\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_13061a8_8173\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2271\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-37-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14962\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-37-scaled.jpg 2271w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-37-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-37-908x1024.jpg 908w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-37-768x866.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-37-1363x1536.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-37-1817x2048.jpg 1817w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2271px) 100vw, 2271px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Britt Adams<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Senior Associate<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:britt@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Britt Adams serves as a Senior Associate and joined the firm in 2017. She previously worked at Ethicon, a medical device sales company, where she executed clinical education and training regarding Ethicon\u2019s key platforms including wound closure, endo-mechanical, energy, and biosurgery\/hemostatic adjunct products. She leads Professional Development Training for new hire sales classes, members of the field sales organization, and divisional managers.<br><br>Britt was born in Georgia and raised in Knoxville, TN. She attended Middle Tennessee State University, graduating in 2015 with a bachelor's degree in Marketing and a minor in Business Administration. She now lives in Nashville and in her free time enjoys hiking, yoga, swimming, and spending free time with family and friends.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:britt@buffkinbaker.com\">britt@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ec6e2f elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8ec6e2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:britt@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:britt@buffkinbaker.com\">Britt Adams<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Senior Associate<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1df72bf\" data-id=\"1df72bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f9159a\" data-id=\"2f9159a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aaba1c5\" data-id=\"aaba1c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6f1856 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"b6f1856\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4440b21\" data-id=\"4440b21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-583a015 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"583a015\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdc3374\" data-id=\"bdc3374\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e38f960 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e38f960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4100303\" data-id=\"4100303\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f911c4b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f911c4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Healthcare Executive Search for Private Equity-Backed Organizations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f6725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94f6725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our team has conducted hundreds of executive search assignments at all levels for PE-backed healthcare clients, including C-suite, VP, and board leadership searches. Our specialized teams within the Healthcare Practice conduct searches in Healthcare Delivery, Healthcare Services, and Healthcare Technology, leveraging our experience in physician leadership hiring and C-suite recruitment for private equity healthcare organizations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb2e94 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cfb2e94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/healthcare\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore our Healthcare Practice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56cea320 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"56cea320\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77150d46\" data-id=\"77150d46\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc61d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cc61d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"910\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Private-Equity-Crop-910x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15409\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Private-Equity-Crop-910x1024.png 910w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Private-Equity-Crop-267x300.png 267w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Private-Equity-Crop-768x864.png 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Private-Equity-Crop.png 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6060ef9a\" data-id=\"6060ef9a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-546feccb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"546feccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Work With a Partner<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5c2cac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b5c2cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">At Buffkin Baker, you\u2019ll work directly with experienced partners who understand your industry and your vision. Let\u2019s start a conversation about your next key hire.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a5cad36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3a5cad36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start the conversation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In light of the extraordinary headwinds facing the healthcare sector, coupled with variable economic conditions and social disruptions, private equity firms have demonstrated remarkable resilience and adaptability. There is a growing demand\u00a0for qualified leaders to confront these challenges, formulate actionable strategies, and leverage emerging trends and opportunities effectively. At Buffkin \/ Baker, we recognize the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":10400,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8173","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Private Equity - Buffkin Baker Website<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Our work in Private Equity is focused on building executive leadership teams to drive the growth required by their PE investors.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Private Equity - Buffkin Baker Website\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Our work in Private Equity is focused on building executive leadership teams to drive the growth required by their PE investors.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Buffkin Baker Website\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-25T17:30:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jackson-2.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"20 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/\",\"name\":\"Private Equity - Buffkin Baker Website\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jackson-2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-24T11:01:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-25T17:30:53+00:00\",\"description\":\"Our work in Private Equity is focused on building executive leadership teams to drive the growth required by their PE investors.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jackson-2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jackson-2.jpg\",\"width\":444,\"height\":500},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Practices\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Private Equity\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/\",\"name\":\"Buffkin Baker Website\",\"description\":\"Buffkin Baker Website\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Buffkin Baker Website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/buffkin-baker-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/buffkin-baker-logo.png\",\"width\":281,\"height\":46,\"caption\":\"Buffkin Baker Website\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Private Equity - Buffkin Baker Website","description":"Our work in Private Equity is focused on building executive leadership teams to drive the growth required by their PE investors.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Private Equity - Buffkin Baker Website","og_description":"Our work in Private Equity is focused on building executive leadership teams to drive the growth required by their PE investors.","og_url":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/","og_site_name":"Buffkin Baker Website","article_modified_time":"2025-08-25T17:30:53+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jackson-2.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"20 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/","url":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/","name":"Private Equity - Buffkin Baker Website","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jackson-2.jpg","datePublished":"2021-03-24T11:01:35+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-25T17:30:53+00:00","description":"Our work in Private Equity is focused on building executive leadership teams to drive the growth required by their PE investors.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jackson-2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jackson-2.jpg","width":444,"height":500},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/private-equity\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Practices","item":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Private Equity"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/","name":"Buffkin Baker Website","description":"Buffkin Baker Website","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/#organization","name":"Buffkin Baker Website","url":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/buffkin-baker-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/buffkin-baker-logo.png","width":281,"height":46,"caption":"Buffkin Baker Website"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8173\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}