BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. ·BTSG

Two operating presidents and a centralized corporate C-suite

Health Care · Fortune #377 · Hybrid structure · 37K employees · Louisville, Kentucky

View as of:
8
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 10)
3.4
Avg span
moderate
3
Max depth
3 levels
3.1 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
50%
Internal hires
near industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$12.9B
Operating income
$295M
Net income
$191M
Total assets
$6.4B
Shares out
194M

Sourced from BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-04-10 ↗ View on SEC

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BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. organizational chart

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Two operating presidents report directly to BrightSpring’s CEO, alongside a centralized corporate C‑suite. This page maps the enterprise structure, executive team, recent leadership changes, and peer comparisons for the $13B healthcare services company.

What to model

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Latest signal Robert Barnes departed as President, Community Living

Resigned effective March 30, 2026 in connection with transaction closing.

Source · See change log

Scenario views in the chart

  • Add a Chief Operating Officer Insert a COO between the CEO and operating presidents to reduce CEO span and improve cross‑business coordination.
  • Consolidate Operating Presidents Move PharMerica under the EVP Operations to create a single operations chain of command.

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The people

Who's running this

8 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.

Jon Rousseau

President and Chief Executive Officer

Executive

7 yr

7 reports

Scott Greenwell

Executive Vice President and President, PharMerica

Pharmacy Services

1 yr

0 reports

internal

Jennifer Phipps

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Finance

3 yr

0 reports

Steven S. Reed

Executive Vice President, Operations

Operations

2 yr

0 reports

internal

Lisa Nalley

Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Human Resources

6 yr

0 reports

Open Role

Chief Information Officer

IT

2 yr

0 reports

Open Role

General Counsel

Legal

1 yr

0 reports

Open Role

Chief Compliance Officer

Compliance

1 yr

0 reports

The pay

Executive compensation

From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.

Jon Rousseau $17.8M
Base salary
$1.32M
Bonus
$6.00M
Stock awards
$6.00M
Option awards
$3.89M
Non-equity incentive
$631K
Fiscal year
FY2025

The businesses

How BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. divides the work

4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.

Pharmacy Services (PharMerica)

12K employees

President, PharMerica (Scott Greenwell)

Provides institutional and specialty pharmacy services across senior living and post‑acute care settings.

Community & Home Services

20K employees

EVP, Operations (Steven S. Reed)

Delivers home and community‑based care including I/DD, behavioral, and hospice services.

Finance

500 employees

EVP & CFO (Jennifer Phipps)

Oversees financial reporting, accounting, treasury, and capital markets.

Human Resources

400 employees

SVP, Human Resources (Lisa Nalley)

Manages talent, compensation, benefits, and organizational development.

The thesis

Why this org is unusual

Two operating presidents—PharMerica and enterprise operations—report directly to the CEO, while finance, HR, IT, legal, and compliance remain centralized.

This creates a hybrid structure that preserves strong corporate control while allowing the pharmacy business to operate with near stand‑alone leadership. The absence of a COO role concentrates coordination responsibility with the CEO and EVP Operations.

The chart shows a relatively wide CEO span with eight direct reports, reflecting BrightSpring’s enterprise orientation following its IPO. Centralized functions support compliance‑heavy healthcare operations, while PharMerica retains its own president due to its scale and regulatory complexity.

  • No standalone COO role
  • PharMerica led as a distinct operating presidency

The comparison

How BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. stacks up

Compared with peers like Option Care Health and UnitedHealth’s Optum services units, BrightSpring runs a leaner C‑suite with fewer product‑line CEOs. Many diversified healthcare services firms insert a COO layer; BrightSpring instead elevates operating presidents directly to the CEO. This keeps decision paths short but …

C-suite size

BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.
8
Option Care Health
7

Reporting depth

BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.
3 levels
Option Care Health
4 levels
6 levels

Avg C-suite tenure

BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.
3 yr
Option Care Health
4 yr

Has COO / Has CAIO

BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. — no COO — no CAIO
Option Care Health ✓ COO — no CAIO
UnitedHealth Group ✓ COO ✓ CAIO
CVS Health ✓ COO ✓ CAIO
Walgreens Boots Alliance ✓ COO — no CAIO

Current signals

What changed recently

The most significant change was the March 2026 resignation of Community Living President Robert Barnes.

  • departed
    Robert Barnes President, Community Living

    Resigned effective March 30, 2026 in connection with transaction closing.

    Source
  • Date not confirmed new
    Scott Greenwell President, PharMerica

    Appointed to lead PharMerica business in 2025.

    Source

Leadership Timeline

Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.

FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-04-10
CEO
Jon Rousseau
CEO span
7
C-suite
6
Avg tenure
3.2 yr

Leadership included separate presidents for major operating segments.

Named executive officers (5)
  • Jon Rousseau - President & CEO since 2019
  • Jennifer Phipps - EVP & CFO since 2023
  • Lisa Nalley - SVP, HR since 2019
  • Scott Greenwell - President, PharMerica since 2025
  • Robert Barnes - President, Community Living since 2018
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-04-11
CEO
Jon Rousseau
CEO span
7
C-suite
6
Avg tenure
3.5 yr

Pre‑transaction structure with Community Living president in place.

Named executive officers (4)
  • Jon Rousseau - President & CEO since 2019
  • Jennifer Phipps - EVP & CFO since 2023
  • Lisa Nalley - SVP, HR since 2019
  • Robert Barnes - President, Community Living since 2018
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-04-12
CEO
Jon Rousseau
CEO span
6
C-suite
5
Avg tenure
4.1 yr

Finance leadership later turned over in 2025.

Named executive officers (3)
  • Jon Rousseau - President & CEO since 2019
  • Jim Mattingly - CFO since 2017
  • Lisa Nalley - SVP, HR since 2019

Year-over-year changes

FY2023 → FY2024

CFO transition and modest expansion of the CEO’s span.

  • CEO span: 6 → 7
  • C-suite size: 5 → 6
  • Avg tenure: 4.1 → 3.5 yr
  • retitled Jennifer Phipps - Chief Financial Officer (was Chief Accounting Officer) (DEF 14A 2025)
FY2024 → FY2025

Community Living presidency exited following transaction activity.

  • CEO span: 7 → 7
  • C-suite size: 6 → 6
  • Avg tenure: 3.5 → 3.2 yr
  • departed Robert Barnes - President, Community Living (was President, Community Living) (Form 8-K Mar 31 2026)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the CEO of BrightSpring Health Services?

Jon Rousseau has served as President and CEO since March 2019.

What type of organizational structure does BrightSpring Health Services use?

BrightSpring uses a hybrid enterprise structure with centralized functions and operating presidents.

How many direct reports does BrightSpring Health Services's CEO have?

The CEO currently has eight direct reports.

How has BrightSpring Health Services's leadership changed recently?

In March 2026, Community Living President Robert Barnes resigned following a transaction closing.

Does BrightSpring Health Services have a COO?

No. Operating oversight is split between an EVP of Operations and business presidents reporting to the CEO.

Sources

  • Form 8-K, Mar 31 2026
  • DEF 14A, Apr 2026
  • SEC EDGAR: BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
  • SEC EDGAR: BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 10-K Annual Report

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