Paul Keckley

Of Counsel

Paul Keckley is a nationally renowned healthcare policy expert, economist, entrepreneur and author. A sought-after speaker and advisor to leading healthcare organizations, Keckley is managing editor of the acclaimed weekly newsletter, The Keckley Report.

Serving of counsel to Jarrard, Keckley brings five decades of industry experience to support hospital systems and health services companies focused on long-term growth, sustainability and advocacy strategies. He is also a trusted advisor to Erdman, Sullivan Cotter, Lumeris, Western Governors University and the Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy.

Previously, he served as managing director of the Navigant Center for Healthcare Research and Policy Analysis, executive director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, executive administration at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, chief executive officer of PhyCor Management Corporation-the IPA Subsidiary of PhyCor Inc. and managing partner of The Keckley Group, a healthcare research and policy analysis firm.

Keckley also served as independent chairman of Interdent, a California dental practice management company and as an adjunct professor in the Schools of Medicine, Business and Health Policy at Georgetown University and Vanderbilt University.

During the period preceding the passage of the Affordable Care Act, he facilitated sessions between the White House Office of Health Reform and major health industry trade groups as private sector input was sought in the legislation.

Keckley has authored three books and more than 300 articles. He completed his B.A. at Lipscomb University, his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees at Ohio State University and a fellowship in economic policy at Oxford University.