Covenant, which is part of private equity fund KKR, spans 19 states and provides management services to 87 practices.
Here are 15 notes on four of Covenant’s top executives:
Goran Dragolovic. CEO
- Mr. Dragolovic earned both his bachelor’s degree and his master’s degree in business administration from Malibu, Calif.-based Pepperdine University.
- Before his time with Covenant, Mr. Dragolovic served as CEO of Avon, Conn.-based Women’s Health USA.
- Prior to joining Women’s Health USA, he served Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates as the group president of a $500 million portfolio of surgery centers and specialty hospitals.
- Mr. Dragolovic served as SCA’s senior vice president of practice growth and transformation after it was acquired by Optum. He has also worked with Nashville, Tenn.-based Amsurg.
Bill Balaun. COO
- Prior to joining Covenant, Mr. Balaun spent more than 20 years with Irving, Texas-based McKesson Corporation in roles including sales management, hospital strategy and national account management, government sales, operations, independent retail pharmacy support and senior general management roles.
- Before his time at McKesson, he managed U.S. operations for Boston Scientific.
- Mr. Balaun earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Columbus-based The Ohio State University.
Yousif A-Rahim, MD, PhD. CMO
- Dr. A-Rahim earned his medical and doctorate degrees from State College-based Pennsylvania State University and completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology at Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School.
- Dr. A-Rahim practices gastroenterology at the VA Boston Healthcare System West Roxbury Campus.
- He is currently a lecturer in medicine at Harvard Medical School.
- Dr. A-Rahim founded the Pearl City, Hawaii-based Pacific Endoscopy Center, where he continues to practice gastroenterology.
Rich Fogle. CFO
- Mr. Fogle has worked in healthcare financial management for over 21 years.
- Prior to joining Covenant, he was the CFO of Lincolnshire, Ill.-based Advanced Dermatology.
- During his time with Advanced Dermatology, the practice grew to over 180 locations operating in 14 states.
- Mr. Fogle earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration and his master’s degree in accountancy from the Tampa-based University of South Florida.
