Acadia Healthcare Leadership
Acadia Healthcare Senior Management Team has more than 130 years combined experience in the behavioral health industry. With extensive national experience and a proven track record in all key disciplines, our goal is to create a world-class organization that sets the standard of excellence in the treatment of specialty behavioral health and addiction disorders.
JOEY JACOBS, CHAIRMAN & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Joey A. Jacobs joined Acadia in February 2011 and has served as the Chairman of the Acadia board of directors and as Acadia’s Chief Executive Officer since that time. Mr. Jacobs has extensive experience in the behavioral health industry. He co-founded Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (“PSI”) and served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of PSI from April 1997 to November 2010. Prior to founding PSI, Mr. Jacobs served for 21 years in various capacities with Hospital Corporation of America, (“HCA,” also formerly known as Columbia and Columbia/HCA), most recently as President of the Tennessee Division. Mr. Jacobs’ background at HCA also included serving as President of HCA’s Central Group, Vice President of the Western Group, Assistant Vice President of the Central group and Assistant Vice President of the Salt Lake City Division.
BRENT TURNER, CO-PRESIDENT
Brent Turner joined Acadia in February 2011 and has served as Co-President of Acadia since that time. Previously, Mr. Turner served as the Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration of PSI from August 2005 to November 2010 and as the Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations of PSI from February 2003 to August 2005. From late 2008 through 2010, Mr. Turner also served as a Division President for PSI overseeing facilities in Texas, Illinois and Minnesota. From 1996 until January 2001, Mr. Turner was employed by Corrections Corporation of America, a private prison operator, serving as Treasurer from 1998 to 2001.
TREY CARTER, CO-PRESIDENT
Trey Carter joined Acadia in May 2007 and has served as a Co-President of Acadia since February 2011. Previously, Mr. Carter served as Acadia’s Chief Executive Officer from May 2007 until February 2011. Prior to joining Acadia, Mr. Carter served as Regional Vice President, Behavioral Health Division for Universal Health Services from May 2005 to April 2007 and as Chief Executive Officer of Anchor Hospital located in Atlanta, Georgia from January 2003 to May 2005. Prior to his tenure with Universal Health Services, Trey Carter was Director of Behavioral Health Services at Tanner Behavioral Health in Carrollton, Georgia.
RON FINCHER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Ron Fincher joined Acadia in February 2011 and has served as Acadia’s Chief Operating Officer since that time. Previously, Mr. Fincher served as PSI’s Chief Operating Officer from October 2008 to November 2010. As Chief Operating Officer of PSI, Mr. Fincher oversaw hospital operations for 95 facilities. He had served PSI as a Division President since April 2003. As a Division President, Mr. Fincher was responsible for managing the operations of multiple inpatient behavioral health care facilities owned by the Company. Prior to joining PSI, Mr. Fincher served as a Regional Vice President of Universal Health Services, Inc. from 2000 to 2003.
JACK POLSON, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Jack E. Polson joined Acadia in February 2011 and has served as Acadia’s Chief Financial Officer since that time. Previously, Mr. Polson served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of PSI from September 2006 to November 2010 and as PSI’s Chief Accounting Officer from August 2002 to September 2006. Prior to being appointed to Chief Accounting Officer, Mr. Polson had served as Controller of PSI since June 1997. From June 1995 until joining PSI, Mr. Polson served as Controller for Columbia Healthcare Network, a risk-bearing physician health organization in HCA’s Tennessee Division.
CHRIS HOWARD, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL
Christopher L. Howard joined Acadia in February 2011 and has served as Acadia’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since that time. Before joining Acadia, Mr. Howard served as PSI’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from September 2005 to November 2010. Prior to joining PSI, Mr. Howard was a partner at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP, a law firm based in Nashville, Tennessee.
BRUCE A. SHEAR, EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN
Bruce A. Shear, a co-founder of Pioneer Behavioral Health, has been President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company since 1980. He held the position of Treasurer from September 1993 until February 1996. From 1976 to 1980 he served as Vice President, Financial Affairs. Mr. Shear has served on the Board of Governors of the Federation of American Health Systems for over 15 years. Mr. Shear received an M.B.A. from Suffolk University in 1980 and a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from Marquette University in 1976. Mr. Shear currently sits on the Board of Trustees for the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems.