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Ben Hammer

Ben Hammer, Executive Search, Principal.

Ben is a principal in True’s Healthcare Practice in New York City, bringing a wealth of experience as a healthcare leader and entrepreneur. He specializes in strategy and operations across payer, provider and regulatory landscapes, with a focus in innovative value-based care organizations. 

Before True, Ben was the first employee at Habitat Health, a PACE provider launched by Town Hall Ventures in partnership with Kaiser Permanente. As Head of Strategic Partnerships, he led the company’s growth from its founding to its operational launch. He has also held key leadership roles at ChenMed, Booz Allen Hamilton, and various healthcare startups and venture capital firms.

Ben holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and a BA from the University of Chicago.

Snapshot

  • Health and fitness nut based in Brooklyn with his wife, Kate, and miniature dachshund, Arthur, after bouncing from DC to Chicago to Boston to Miami
  • Has worked across the healthcare continuum— from grasstops (CMS, health systems, payers) to grassroots (0 to 1 startups, community care centers, individual patients)— to improve access, affordability, and outcomes in the United States

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  • Brad Stadler, Executive Search, CEO, Founder.
    Brad Stadler co-CEO & Founder, True and president, true search Philadelphia (HQ)
  • Joe Riggione, Executive Search, CEO, Founder.
    Joe Riggione co-CEO & Founder, True and president, true technologies Philadelphia (HQ)
  • Josh Withers, Executive Search.
    Josh Withers Founder & GM, Platform and North America Search Operations San Francisco
  • Kate Vanek, Executive Search, COO.
    Kate Vanek Global Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer London
  • Sam McGrath, Executive Search.
    Sam McGrath GM, EMEA & APAC London
  • Lucinda Duncalfe, True Technologies.
    Lucinda Duncalfe EVP, True Technologies & GM, Thrive, AboveBoard & Jopwell New York

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