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Anthony [Tony] Powell, Managing Director, oversees the firm’s strategic growth and client delivery functions. With over 30 years of experience as a Senior Strategy and Operations Executive, Tony partners with hospital and health system leaders to enhance performance through his expertise in strategy and organizational transformation efforts.

Notable projects include: the design, development, and implementation of a state-wide, multi-hospital health system; the alignment and integration of a nationally recognized medical university’s hospital, faculty practice plan, and college of medicine; the alignment of a multi-hospital community system’s ambulatory network and clinical delivery capabilities; and the development of an AMC/Community Hospital affiliation and acquisition strategy.

Prior to joining KCG, Tony was a member of the executive team at Blackbaud [BLKB], a $4.4B publicly traded technology-solutions company serving the global nonprofit market, where he oversaw global professional services and enterprise sales. During his tenure, his divisions consistently grew at a CAGR of 40% with the company tripling in size. Preceding Blackbaud, Tony spent nearly a decade leading regional and national nonprofits’ development functions – his last role being at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.

Tony’s leadership at KCG has received national recognition. KCG has been included in Inc. Magazine’s ‘Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies’ and has been featured in Consulting Magazine as both a ‘Firm to Watch’ and a ‘Fastest Growing Firm.’ In addition to his accomplishments at the firm, Tony also serves as an Associate in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Tony earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and English from Allegheny College.

Brittany Hall, Practice Leader – Service Delivery, joined KCG in Fall 2023 and is accountable for client success, customer value creation for the firm, and firm operations. With over 14 years of experience in operations and management consulting, Brittany partners with clients to improve performance and streamline efficiencies utilizing her expertise in operational excellence, process improvement, and performance management. Notable projects include: the design, development, and implementation of a central physician onboarding tool and process for a large, complex hospital system; the alignment, integration, and implementation of a centralized Medical Staff Services office across a multi-faceted, matrixed hospital system; and the development and implementation of a go forward product strategy for a healthcare software provider to ensure sustained market competitiveness.

Prior to joining KCG, Brittany spent five years in management consulting at McKinsey & Company in the Implementation and Operations practices, where she led multifaceted teams and partnered with clients across industries to solve complex business challenges, focusing on transformations, organizational health & design, performance optimization, and client coaching. Notable projects included the development and implementation of multi-million-dollar operational transformations, organizational restructuring optimization, and the design and delivery of a global leadership capability building program. Brittany regularly facilitated internal and client training and served as the global lead for one of McKinsey’s operations capability building products. Prior to consulting, Brittany held roles in program management and engineering at GE Power.

Brittany received a Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, and Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from Clemson University.

Todd Leach, Principal and Practice Leader, Technology Strategy & Enablement, joined KCG in Summer 2025. With more than 35 years of experience in information technology, both in healthcare and academic settings, he has extensive experience leading and is committed to ensuring information technology is effectively and optimally applied to achieve strategic and operational goals.

Prior to KCG, Todd served as the Chief Information Officer at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), where he also held leadership positions in revenue cycle operations. In these roles, he has led key IT initiatives and improvements in areas such as governance, support for mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, operational management, service delivery, and technology refresh planning. Todd has additionally worked as a consultant with Chartis and KPMG in project management, IT leadership recruitment, and business development engagements.

Todd holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Slippery Rock University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston Clear Lake.

Cindy Pearcy, Principal, provides leadership and insight for firm engagements. She is passionate about helping clients design and implement strategy and coaching others to succeed. She has over 20 years of experience in management consulting with a focus on implementing strategic planning, implementing transformational change, governance structure design, and program and project management.

Prior to supporting KCG, Cindy was a Senior Manager in Deloitte Consulting’s federal healthcare practice where she led a portfolio of projects including transformational change in medical supply chain, executive coaching for VA hospitals, and program management and accountability for major government restructuring programs. She regularly coached at Deloitte University’s training programs. She honed her skills in group facilitation, mentored diverse teams and is known for bringing order to chaos and leading drama-free projects.

Cindy has been a professional consultant for over 20 years supporting the Veterans Health Administration, US Army Medical Command, USAF Air Education and Training Command, organizations at Brooks City Base, and both the 1995 and 2005 rounds of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). Prior to entering consulting, Cindy taught graduate level courses in finance and budgeting and worked in corporate accounting and finance for General Electric and its subsidiaries.

Cindy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Furman University, a Master of Business Administration from Boston University, and certifications from GE’s Financial Management Program certification (FMP) and the Project Management Institute (PMP).

Ryan Bertram is a healthcare management consultant with nearly 20 years of experience advising health system leadership, academic medical centers, physician enterprises, and healthcare investors through complex strategic and operational change. He has led engagements that consistently sit at the intersection of strategy and execution — physician alignment and compensation, digital transformation, care model innovation, enterprise strategy, organizational and governance redesign, and M&A.

Notable engagement experience: physician alignment, funds flow optimization, and compensation plan design for multiple academic medical centers; enterprise strategic planning for a premier academic health system, with an emphasis on the role of digital health and innovation; strategic evaluation of a proposed combination of an academic health system, a regional community system, and a national integrated delivery network; business planning and launch of a population health management company; strategic diligence for private equity firms investing in value-based primary care, multi-specialty physician groups, and behavioral health platforms; and go-to-market and technology vendor evaluation for digital health, patient engagement, and care-at-home platforms.

Prior to working with Knowledge Capital Group, Mr. Bertram was a Partner at Chartis, and a leader in the firm’s Digital & Technology Transformation and Strategy practices. He began his career at ZS Associates, designing sales force compensation and decision-support systems for pharmaceutical clients. Mr. Bertram also has experience in qualitative and quantitative market research in the biotechnology and medical device sectors.

Mr. Bertram holds an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an MS and BS in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University.

Michele Sancricca has extensive experience in delivering complex business transformation projects in both private and public companies. Previously, Michele held senior roles as the Head of Supply Chain Solutions at Amazon, Global Head of Technology at Amazon Web Services, and Director of MSC. Michele enhanced organization and client profitability through the improvement of existing processes and the adoption of cutting-edge digital technologies.

Michele is a retired Italian Naval Officer and earned his Master of Science in Political Science from the Italian Naval Academy, Master of Business Administration from Middlesex University of London, and has a black belt Six Sigma Master Certificate. Michele is also the co-author of multiple supply chain optimization publications and patents.

A fitness and sailing enthusiast originally from Tuscany, Michele now calls Charleston home, where he enjoys spending his free time with his beloved wife and his two children.

Mark Thomas, Advisor, joined KCG in 2026. He brings over 20 years of experience in enterprise strategy, value consulting, and go-to-market operations, with a current focus on helping organizations design and deploy AI solutions that drive measurable performance improvement.

Prior to KCG, Mark served as Director of Global Value Strategy & Operations at Workday, where he led strategy and operations for a 130-person global practice dedicated to helping Workday’s largest customers maximize the value delivered by the platform. His team modernized the end-to-end value-selling system — spanning processes, training, and tooling — contributing to measurable improvements in win rates and renewal rates across multiple business lines. He also unified three independent regional teams into a single global operating model spanning North America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific. Earlier at Workday, he rebuilt the company’s Value Realization function from the ground up, establishing the global standard for benchmarking customer value across Workday’s full portfolio and transforming the program into the company’s primary source of customer evidence.

Mark began his career in technology consulting and professional services, including roles at Capgemini, Blackbaud — where he progressed to Director of Professional Services and led operations across the US and Europe — and EVA Dimensions, where he helped CFOs benchmark shareholder value using advanced financial methodologies. He now leads Momentum Advisors, where he conducts AI readiness assessments and builds working AI systems for small and mid-sized businesses.

Mark earned his MBA with a focus in Entrepreneurial Leadership from Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business on a full scholarship, and a BBA in Marketing from Loyola College’s Sellinger School of Business, graduating Cum Laude.