internal
Javier J. Rodriguez
Chief Executive Officer
Executive
8 yr
15 reports
DaVita Inc. ·DVA
Kidney Care COO runs the core business under a single CEO
Health Care · Fortune #331 · Hybrid structure · 76K employees · Denver, Colorado
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5
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 10)
3.1
Avg span
moderate
3
Max depth
3 levels
6.2 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
60%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$13.6B
Operating income
$2.0B
Net income
$747M
Total assets
$17.5B
Shares out
67M
Sourced from DaVita Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-04-22 ↗ View on SEC
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DaVita concentrates nearly all operational authority in a single Kidney Care COO reporting to the CEO. This page maps the executive structure, operating span, and governance context, with analysis and peer comparison highlighting DaVita’s unusually centralized healthcare operating model.
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Latest signal David P. Maughan moved into Chief Operating Officer, DaVita Kidney Care
Promoted from SVP to COO effective September 2024.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Introduce a Chief AI Officer reporting to the CEO to accelerate clinical analytics and automation.
- Split Kidney Care Operations Separate U.S. dialysis and international operations under two presidents to reduce COO span.
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The people
Who's running this
6 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
David P. Maughan
Chief Operating Officer, DaVita Kidney Care
Operations
1 yr
3 reports
Joel Ackerman
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Finance
9 yr
4 reports
internal
Kathleen A. Waters
Chief Legal and Public Affairs Officer
Legal & Public Affairs
9 yr
2 reports
Christopher Berry
Chief Accounting Officer
Finance
2 yr
1 reports
internal
James O. Hearty
Chief Compliance Officer
Compliance
7 yr
2 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.
Javier J. Rodriguez $18.2M
- Base salary
- $1.50M
- Stock awards
- $11.44M
- Option awards
- $2.70M
- Non-equity incentive
- $2.09M
- Other
- $479K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The businesses
How DaVita Inc. divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
DaVita Kidney Care
65K employees
Chief Operating Officer, DaVita Kidney Care (David P. Maughan)
Operates U.S. dialysis clinics, home dialysis, and hospital services.
$11.8B rev $2.1B op inc 17.7% margin +3.5% YoY FY2025
Ancillary & International Services
8K employees
Chief Executive Officer (Javier J. Rodriguez)
Includes integrated kidney care, labs, and international operations.
$1.9B rev $92M op inc 4.8% margin +14.5% YoY FY2025
Finance
900 employees
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (Joel Ackerman)
Oversees financial reporting, capital structure, and treasury.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
DaVita’s most distinctive structural feature is that nearly all operating power is concentrated in a single Kidney Care COO rather than split across multiple divisional CEOs.
The COO, DaVita Kidney Care oversees U.S. dialysis, home dialysis, and hospital services, which together generate the overwhelming majority of revenue and operating income.
This creates a hybrid structure: financially and legally centralized at the enterprise level, while operational authority is tightly grouped under Kidney Care. Support functions such as Finance, Legal, and Compliance report directly to the CEO, reinforcing strong enterprise controls in a heavily regulated industry.
Compared with diversified healthcare peers, DaVita is structurally narrow. There is no separate president for international or integrated kidney care, signaling that scale efficiencies and clinical consistency take precedence over autonomous business units.
- Single operational COO for core dialysis business
- No divisional CEOs
- High internal promotion at C-suite
The comparison
How DaVita Inc. stacks up
Relative to other large healthcare services companies, DaVita operates with fewer autonomous divisions and a tighter CEO span. Competitors such as UnitedHealth Group and CVS Health employ multiple segment CEOs with full P&L ownership, increasing depth and complexity. DaVita’s model more closely resembles a focused …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
DaVita Inc.
3 levels
Fresenius Medical Care
5 levels
6 levels
7 levels
7 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
DaVita Inc. ✓ COO — no CAIO
Fresenius Medical Care ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential change was the September 2024 promotion of David Maughan to COO of DaVita Kidney Care, consolidating operational control.
- Date not confirmed promotedDavid P. Maughan Chief Operating Officer, DaVita Kidney Care
Promoted from SVP to COO effective September 2024.
Source - Date not confirmed new
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-04-22
- CEO
- Javier J. Rodriguez
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 6.2 yr
Operations consolidated under a single Kidney Care COO.
Named executive officers (5)
- Javier J. Rodriguez - CEO since 2018
- Joel Ackerman - CFO since 2017
- David P. Maughan - COO, Kidney Care since 2024
- Kathleen A. Waters - CLPAO since 2016
- James O. Hearty - CCO since 2018
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-04-24
- CEO
- Javier J. Rodriguez
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 6.5 yr
Transition year prior to COO promotion.
Named executive officers (5)
- Javier J. Rodriguez - CEO since 2018
- Joel Ackerman - CFO since 2017
- David P. Maughan - SVP, Kidney Care since 2019
- Kathleen A. Waters - CLPAO since 2016
- James O. Hearty - CCO since 2018
Year-over-year changes
DaVita simplified its top structure by elevating a single COO and reducing CEO span.
- CEO span: 6 → 5
- C-suite size: 6 → 5
- Avg tenure: 6.5 → 6.2 yr
- promoted David P. Maughan - Chief Operating Officer, Kidney Care (was SVP, Kidney Care) (DEF 14A, Apr 22 2026)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of DaVita?
Javier J. Rodriguez has served as DaVita’s CEO since 2018.
What type of organizational structure does DaVita use?
DaVita uses a hybrid structure with centralized enterprise functions and a single operational COO for Kidney Care.
How many direct reports does DaVita's CEO have?
The CEO has five direct reports at the enterprise level.
How has DaVita's leadership changed recently?
In September 2024, David P. Maughan was promoted to COO of DaVita Kidney Care, consolidating operations.
Who reports directly to DaVita's CEO?
The CFO, COO of Kidney Care, Chief Legal & Public Affairs Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and Chief Accounting Officer.
Sources
- DEF 14A Filing, Apr 2025
- Company Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: DaVita Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: DaVita Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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