At TurningPoint, we make it easier for everyone to access better, safer, and more affordable care. We've been helping health plans, providers, and patients navigate value-based care for nearly a decade.
We lead patients toward optimal health using a human approach, clinical expertise, and state-of-the-art technology. From smartphone-based assessments to health coaching and education, we are consistently developing new tools to fully support patients from diagnosis through recovery.
We help providers make smart care decisions by providing them with better tools and resources – detailed data sets, evidence-based treatments, and peer-to-peer support. And we believe in rewarding providers for making responsible choices, like site-of-care and treatment plan optimization.
We provide health plans with insights that help them deliver the highest quality care while achieving greater financial returns. By using AI and predictive analytics, we aim to reduce the number of unnecessary or unsafe treatments and provide alternative care paths that improve patient outcomes and ROI.
Eric Pezzi founded TurningPoint in 2012 and serves as our Chief Executive Officer. He uses his extensive industry knowledge and personal experience to direct all operations of the organization.
Eric began his career in the healthcare industry over 20 years ago, serving in a variety of roles including the Senior Vice President of Priority Healthcare, the Chief Information Officer of Curascript, the Executive Vice President of Operations of Access MediQuip and as the President of New Century Health. Through his experience in the field, Eric was aware of weaknesses in the healthcare system, but it was a personal experience that really highlighted the deficiencies of the system. He was enlisted to assist a friend who was having trouble navigating support options when she began battling cancer. It was through this experience that Eric realized that the support systems available for healthcare were unnecessarily complicated and did not offer sufficient options to support the management of care. Ultimately, he concluded that this lack of assistance placed an undo and unacceptable burden upon the patient. This is what inspired Eric to launch TurningPoint and pursue the mission of safer, high-quality, affordable care.
In his spare time, Eric likes to travel and spend time with his family.
Michelle Williams joined TurningPoint in 2022 as the organization’s Senior Vice President of Talent. Ms. Williams contributes her skills to the organization by overseeing all Talent (Human Resources) responsibilities and people/organization strategy, which includes recruiting, training, employee engagement, company culture, and scaling the team for future growth. She is a member of both national and local chapters of the Society for HR Management (SHRM).
At the outset of her career, Ms. Williams spent 12 years at The Disney Company where she had the opportunity to lead both operations and HR functions. She spent 8 years at Express Scripts, a $110B Fortune 20 company with over 30,000 employees, as Senior Director of Global Human Resources. During her tenure she supported various business units including Operations, Supply Chain, Technology, and all Global Subsidiaries. Ms. Williams most recently served as Chief Human Resources Officer and SVP of Human Resources at Tinuum Group, a $1B Private Equity firm backed by Goldman Sachs and various energy sector investors. Tinuum provided technological solutions in the energy sector with operating locations in 28 states. She is an accomplished HR professional with over 20 years of experience in various industries.
Outside of work, Ms. Williams enjoys spending time outdoors boating, camping, and hiking with her family. She also spends her free time watching her two sons play baseball.
Shawn Mobley joined TurningPoint in 2022 as Chief Commercial Officer, where he is responsible for growth strategy and innovation.
Mobley comes to TurningPoint after more than 20 years in the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, having led growth and client retention at UnitedHealth Group, then serving as Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Growth Officer at Rally Health and UnitedHealthcare, respectively.
When he’s not at work, Shawn enjoys spending time in the kitchen with his family, cooking up recipes from all over the world.
Stacy Wolf joined TurningPoint in 2014 and currently serves as our Senior Vice President of Client and Provider Solutions. She is responsible for client management and growth with existing clients, new clients, and is also responsible for seeking opportunities to improve the collaboration between TurningPoint and the providers within each market. Ms. Wolf has an extensive background in the distribution, marketing, and sales of medical devices and biologics across a range of therapeutic categories with a specific interest in Orthopedics.
Prior to her role at TurningPoint, Ms. Wolf served as the Executive Vice President of Advantus Medical International, an implantable device and biologic sales and distribution company. During her tenure with Advantus, she focused her efforts on strategic business development, market identification and expansion, and organizational design. She assisted in the creation and management of multiple subsidiaries through which she cultivated relationships with some of the largest implantable device manufacturers and tissue procurement centers in the U.S. and abroad.
Ms. Wolf is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara, with a B.A. in Sociology and Psychology. She is a certified Orthopedic Technologist and a member of the American Academy of Orthopedics.
Tim Kessler joined TurningPoint in 2022 and currently serves as Executive Vice President of Operations & Technology.
Tim has held previous executive roles at large corporations like Express Scripts, Citibank, Humana, and Ascension Health, where he honed a dedication to leveraging cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions to optimize clinical operations and raise the bar for the overall customer experience.
Away from work, Tim is a devoted family person with a loving wife and five children. Tim prides himself on a well-rounded lifestyle achieved through travel, time spent outdoors, and quality time with his loved ones.
Dr. David Halsey, MD, joined TurningPoint in 2022 as the organization’s Chief Clinical Officer. He contributes his expertise to the team by aligning the talented internal staff with TurningPoint’s Scientific Advisory Board, facilitating cost-effective, safe, high-quality care. Dr. Halsey supports the recruitment of doctors, physician assistants, and physical therapists to the new TurningPoint Telehealth program and the growth of the utilization management side of the business.
Dr. Halsey received his medical degree from UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1985. He became a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in 1992 and has been practicing since, specializing in adult hip and knee joint preservation and replacement. In addition to his numerous publications and professional memberships, Dr. Halsey served as President of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the world’s largest medical association of musculoskeletal specialists, from 2018-2019. He currently practices as an attending surgeon at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
Dr. Halsey is a licensed pilot and teaches aviation to high school students on Martha’s Vineyard in his spare time. He enjoys the parallels between flying and performing surgery – high intensity, data assembly, and the management of numerous moving parts.
Kathy Reardon joined TurningPoint in the Fall of 2022 as our General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Kathy began her career in the Health Care Law Practice Groups at Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale then later at Bryan Cave, LLP. Her practice was focused on regulatory matters, like privacy law and federal healthcare regulations applicable to providers and hospitals. Most recently, Kathy spent time at Express Scripts where she was focused on providing legal advice regarding pharmacy rebates, network arrangements, and Medicare Part D program compliance.Outside of the office, Kathy enjoys time outdoors – gardening, yard work (not the same as gardening!), running or cycling. She loves spending time with her family – especially her granddaughter.
Chris Dennen joined TurningPoint in 2021 and currently serves as the organization’s SVP of Strategy and Product. In his role, Chris oversees strategic initiatives that drive the growth of the company while focused on future innovation and Go to Market strategy.
Chris has more than a decade of healthcare and financial experience – beginning his career at PwC Healthcare Advisory where he worked as a trusted advisor to many of the nation’s largest payers and provider systems. He moved on to Health Enterprise Partners in an Investment Professional role, then joined the Corporate Strategy and Business Development team at Optum where Chris was responsible for defining enterprise-level strategy and evaluating growth opportunities.
When he’s not at work, Chris enjoys travel, playing soccer, and exploring New York’s restaurant scene.
Casey McGinnis joined TurningPoint in 2021 as our Chief Financial Officer. He uses his talents to oversee all financial and administrative matters, including financial operations, actuarial and pricing/underwriting, enterprise analytics and medical economics, people and talent, and compliance and legal.
Mr. McGinnis has spent his entire career working in healthcare, either directly at healthcare businesses or through client service jobs. Prior to his current role, he spent five years working for eviCore healthcare, initially as Vice President of Finance & Controller and was eventually promoted to Senior Vice President of Finance and Interim Chief Financial Officer. He also worked in the assurance practice group at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) where he served a portfolio of both private-equity backed and publicly traded clients.
When he’s not working, Mr. McGinnis spends most of his time watching his three children play sports. He also enjoys boating, kayaking, and working on home improvement projects.
Dr. Saxena joined TurningPoint in 2023 as Chief Medical Officer, Orthopaedics. Dr. Saxena is currently a practicing Orthopaedic Surgeon at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and serves as co-chair of the Ambulatory Surgery Committee at Rothman, along with an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery role at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Dr. Saxena is serves in a leadership role in multiple national and regional orthopaedic associations. He serves as the Director of Marjorie C. Ernest Center for Joint Replacement at Capital Health System in New Jersey.
Erica Jones, MD, is the Chief Medical Officer of TurningPoint's Cardiac program. Dr. Jones has contributed her cardiac knowledge to the organization by crafting and revising our Medical Policies and ensures they're up-to-date each year. She is responsible for recruiting additional Reviewers and has hired fellow cardiologists with subspecialities ranging from adult congenital heart disease, peripheral arterial disease/vascular medicine, imaging, and more. Completing her own reviews and discussing cases with peers has made Dr. Jones optimistic about the ways in which TurningPoint can improve patient care.
Dr. Jones received her medical degree from New York Medical College and completed her training in Internal Medicine Residency and Cardiology Fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College. She has remained on staff at NYP-Weill Cornell ever since. She has spent a decade directing the Cardiology Fellowship at Cornell, then directed HeartHealth, the cardiovascular prevention program of the Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging at NYP-Weill Cornell. Dr. Jones was given the Teaching Award by Cornell residents twice and is on the Senior List of physicians recognized for their teaching efforts at Cornell.
In addition to her role at TurningPoint, Dr. Jones is a practicing internist and cardiologist at MD² in New York. In her free time, she enjoys playing the piano, golfing, reading, and exercising.
Michael J. Wolk, MD, is a Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell and is an Attending Physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Wolk is the Senior Health Policy advisor to the 1500-member physician organization. He also presides over the eponymous Michael Wolk Heart Foundation, which to date has raised over $7 million to provide research prizes and seed money for promising young cardiologists.
William Charles Watters III, MD is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who has been in clinical practice for more than 35 years. Dr. Watters specializes in the treatment of adult spinal conditions, and is a Past-President of the North American Spine Society. He has been a Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, a Clinical Associate Professor at the Baylor College of Medicine and a Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Weill Cornell College of Medicine, and the Institute of Clinical Medicine at Houston Methodist Hospital. He currently is a Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
Dr. Marvin P. Fried, M.D., FACS, joined TurningPoint in 2022 and assumed the role of Chief Medical Officer, Otolaryngology – Head Neck Surgery, in 2024. Dr. Fried's career spans leadership roles in prestigious institutions like Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institue. Recognized as a top doctor, he has received numerous awards, including the New York City Jonas Salk Award and Scholarship, and has been listed in "Best Doctors in America" and "New York’s Best Doctors" (New York Magazine). Dr. Fried's leadership extends to multiple specialty societies, including the American Laryngological Association the American Rhinologic Society, and the Society of University Otolaryngologists, all of which he has served as President, contributing significantly to the advancement of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. Dr. Fried has authored over 200 original reports, reviews and books, and currently serves as the Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Montefiore Medical Center in New York.
Dr. Charles Mick, MD, joined TurningPoint in 2019 as Medical Director for Spinal Surgery, bringing over 45 years of experience in orthopedics, arthritis, and spine disorders and surgical procedures.
Dr. Mick attended Johns Hopkins University and received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Mick is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who averaged 200 spine surgeries per year throughout his career. He was as a member of the team at Pioneer Spine and Sports Physicians for nearly two decades. In addition, Dr. Mick has held various positions at the North American Spine Society, including president.
In his free time, Dr. Mick enjoys training for marathons and building wood structures from scratch, including a barn in Vermont.
