Senior Leadership

Leading With Our LEGACY Values

Jennifer Phipps

Senior Leadership

At BrightSpring®, we have a team of compassionate and experienced individuals leading the company. Our leadership team is shaping the future of home and community-based health services by investing in our team – and embodying LEGACY values every step of the way.

Leadership Team

Jennifer Phipps

Jon Rousseau

President and Chief Executive Officer

Jon Rousseau is President and Chief Executive Officer of BrightSpring Health Services and has been a member of our board of directors since September 2016.

Before joining BrightSpring, Mr. Rousseau was Executive Vice President at Kindred Healthcare, Inc. with multiple leadership roles from June 2013 – July 2016, including President of Kindred Rehabilitation Services and before that President of the Care Management Division and Kindred at Home, Kindred’s home health, hospice, home care, and home-based primary care businesses.

Mr. Rousseau has held several senior leadership positions at other market-leading healthcare product and technology companies, including Vice President of global marketing, strategy, and commercial development at Mylan, Inc. and Global Senior Director of the continuous glucose monitoring franchise with Medtronic PLC from 2006 – 2013.

For the first part of his career, Mr. Rousseau worked at Friedman Fleischer & Lowe LLC in private equity from 1998 – 2005 and at Morgan Stanley in investment banking from 1996 – 1998.

Mr. Rousseau earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and an A.B. degree from Princeton University. Mr. Rousseau’s extensive executive and leadership experience in the healthcare industry and his multi-disciplinary background make him an excellent fit to serve on our board of directors.

Headshot of Lisa Nalley - BrightSpring's Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President, Human Resources Lisa Nalley

Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Jeff Hopper headshot Jeff Hopper

Esq., Partner, Barnes & Thornburg Contract Counsel to BrightSpring Health Services (External by Contract)

Board of Directors

LLeadership.

At BrightSpring, everyone has opportunities for leadership, regardless of title or position. As a leader, you should first establish the purpose of every activity you are involved in, so you can coach others effectively. As a leader, you must have high integrity and accountability – be sure to do what you say you are going to do. You will also need to balance your pride of accomplishment with real humility, which will help others to follow your lead.

EEnvironment.

It’s another essential ingredient for success. We want to maintain a people-focused environment, where all can collaborate on a trusted team. As a leader you will need to police your environment so that trust can flourish. Always be transparent and reward good performance. Focus on people – to attract, develop and retain the best.

GGet Going is another key.

Everyone on the team needs to know their business. We must think, plan and take action to set and hit goals. We must work smart and efficiently, moving forward with purpose and the urgency to get it done.

AAttitude is everything.

Always take a positive, can-do approach, as that is contagious, and will propel our culture forward.  Always take control and take ownership of results. Expect excellence from yourself first and secondly from everyone around you.

CCommunication is vital.

Practice clear communication and coordinate effectively – so the team knows what is going on. Stay focused and stay organized to make meetings productive.

YYou are an example.

Be authentic. Be yourself. Your character shows in everything you do. Yet always be learning, adapting and looking for better ways of doing things – and by doing so, your team and our company will continuously improve.