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Kennedy Hawkins, MBA, JD A CEO Who Took a "Mom and Pop" Business and Built it into a Regional Powerhouse
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KENNEDY I. HAWKINS, MBA, JD, LLM
Has been a CEO | COO | PRESIDENT| VICE PRESIDENT
He orchestrated Transformational growth and was a turnaround healthcare leader with a proven track record of growing a “mom & pop” healthcare startup by increasing revenue 2,614% and shepherding its evolution into a complex, nationally recognized organization. The company was the Recipient of multiple “Oregon Top Workplace,” “Best of the Willamette Valley,” and Innovation awards. He drove the successful acquisition and integration with one of the largest publicly traded companies in the Physical Therapy industry USPH.
A servant leader, public speaker, and recognized thought leader with multi-dimensional background at the intersection of business, law, and taxation.
He is currently the Director-Executive of the Development Center at Willamette University Atkinson Graduate School of Management
And is the owner of Kennedy Hawkins Consulting which provides Fractional Or Interim CEO/COO | Managing Director | Management Consultant services
He is the former President/CEO of PT Northwest which he held for 21 years which is now part of US Physical Therapy. He took the organization from 3 service locations to 27 including 12 outpatient facilities, 2 hospitals, 3 universities, 3 minor league sport teams and 6 high schools.
He built a national clinical learning community involving organizations like Intermountain Healthcare, Advent Health, Boston University, Mountain Land Rehabilitation, Hartford Healthcare, and University of Pittsburg Medical Center
He has a long history with National Association of Rehabilitation Agencies including be the Past President of the organization.