For 30 years, Rob Waggener has earned a reputation in the behavioral health industry as an innovator, a connecter, and a leader of change and through change. Waggener has served in privately held, publicly traded, not-for-profit, for-profit, rural, urban, community-based, facility-centric, large and small organizations committed to serving individuals and families struggling with mental health and substance use disorders. As a licensed clinical social worker and as a distinguished fellow in the American College of Healthcare, Waggener has driven change in individuals and in organizations with a motto to “keep your idealism practical.” Most recently Waggener served as the vice president of addiction services for Universal Health Services, a $10 billion hospital and healthcare company. Prior to that he served as the CEO of Foundations Recovery Network, a national multi-site treatment company serving adults and families struggling with co-occurring disorders. Waggener led Foundations for over 12 years through three external mergers and acquisitions, while driving internal growth primarily through organic and de novo channels.