Chris George

Managing Director
Heads A&M Health Systems Practice
30+ years of healthcare provider experience
Focuses on transformation strategies to improve overall performance
Boston
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Chris George is a Managing Director and Head of the Health Systems Practice with Alvarez & Marsal’s Healthcare Industry Group in Boston. Mr. George brings more than 30 years of healthcare provider experience. 

As a healthcare transformation leader, Mr. George has worked closely with CEOs, CFOs and CIOs and boards of directors of healthcare organizations on transformation strategies to improve overall performance. This includes financial improvements and implementing digital and innovation strategies to achieve business goals. 

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. George was a Senior Managing Director with FTI Consulting in the Health Solutions Practice and Leader of the Commercial Healthcare Practice. Previously, he was the Founder of Think First, a boutique consulting firm, focused on healthcare transformation for health systems and physician practice management companies. 

Mr. George has also held executive positions in the Faculty Practice Plans at both the Medical University of South Carolina and the University of Texas San Antonio Medical School. He started his career working with GE Healthcare, formerly IDX Systems Corporation, in their consulting practice.

Mr. George earned a bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration from Stonehill College and a master’s degree in computer information systems from Bentley University. He is a former inaugural board member of the Finance Committee for Beth Israel Lahey Health, a 13-hospital system based in Boston. Mr. George is a member of the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and holds their CPHIMS certification.

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