About TripleKey

Her leadership has been instrumental in executing growth strategies and operational improvements that have significantly advanced the organization’s market position.
Previously, Katie served as Vice President of Integration Operations at Covenant Surgical Partners, where she managed complex transactions and integrated numerous physician practices and surgery centers, ensuring smooth transitions and maximizing operational synergies. Her extensive background in healthcare consulting, market strategy, and project integration further solidifies her expertise in navigating the challenges of high-growth environments. Katie holds a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology from the University of Tennessee. Residing in Nashville, TN, Katie enjoys spending time with her husband, Brent, and their three children, Fitz, Bishop, and Fiona. The family is rounded out by their dog, Murray, and a bearded dragon named Dolly. In her free time, Katie loves attending concerts, practicing yoga, and enjoying the outdoors—especially at the beach.

Over nearly three decades, Hunter’s fascination with all facets of technology and experience with product and services companies equipped him to be the ideal senior talent advisor to companies that leverage innovative tech to solve the world’s most challenging problems. While he has broad experience in both commercial and public sectors, clients often called upon him to bridge the gap between these two markets. More recently, he has completed searches at the board, CEO, and broader C-suite levels. In addition, he has completed hundreds of executive search assignments for public, private, and private equity-sponsored companies. Hunter stepped into a Partner  Emeritus role with Northwind Partners at the end of 2023.

Hunter is an experienced investor in private equity and part of the NorthWind Investments team. His involvement as an investor combined with his executive and board search expertise enables him to closely relate and align with the GP and CEO objectives to achieve optimal outcomes. Before co-founding NorthWind,

Hunter also co-founded a West Coast, VC-funded search firm focused on building senior leadership teams for technology product and services companies. Hunter invests his time coaching and mentoring other leaders. His desire and goals
are to help them reach their full potential, so they can attract and develop the next generation of leaders in their organizations. He currently serves on the board for BEE World, an organization focused on equipping and training pastors and leaders globally. He is also passionate about helping the vulnerable in our society through several non-profit organizations. Hunter enjoys adventure, including fly fishing, snow skiing, and traveling with his family.

His previous leadership roles include being co-CEO of LeanKit, a venture-backed enterprise project management software firm, where he led the growth of the company from $3 million to $20 million in just three years before its acquisition by Thoma Bravo. Tim also served as the Chief Strategy Officer at Emma, a SaaS-based marketing software company, which was sold to Insight Partners.

In addition to his executive roles, Tim is an active private investor, advisor, and board member, working with companies across multiple industries. Early in his career, Tim moved to Nashville as CFO of Asurion’s $400 million mobile device insurance business.

His background also includes senior finance and operations roles at Silicon Valley technology startups @Home Network and Big Band Networks, both of which went public. During his tenure at these firms, he helped scale one to over $1 billion in revenue and achieve Fortune 100 status within four years. Tim began his post-graduate career in the strategy and financial planning group at HBO, a division of Time Warner.

Tim holds a B.S. in Business Administration from UC Berkeley and an MBA in Finance and Strategic Planning from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Prior to his work at Empactful, Jim served as a Managing Director at Main Line Equity Partners where he leveraged his expertise to manage portfolio companies and support new investment opportunities within the healthcare vertical.

Previously, Jim served as an investor and business development leader with several mid-stage and startup companies, culminating in multiple exits totaling $250 Million + in enterprise value. Prior to Main Line, Jim was Vice President - Value Based Payments at Change Healthcare (post its acquisition of HealthQX). Prior to Change Healthcare, he served as EVP, Sales and Business Development at HealthQx, a leading provider of value-based payment analytics, bundled payment strategies, and provider network business intelligence (acquired by McKesson / Change in 2016). He also performed various sales and business development leadership roles at Glenridge HealthCare Solutions (acquired in 2014), MedSolutions and Portico Systems (acquired by McKesson Payer Solutions in 2011).

Jim received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and economics from Villanova University, and serves on the Board of Consultors at Villanova’s Fitzpatrick School of Nursing.