Our Team
Keith Knutsson
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Directs overall strategy, investment decisions and daily management
Responsible for acquisitions, business development, practice integration, and growth and investor relations
Previously served at an executive level in both the family office and private equity settings in the real estate investment industry in the US and Europe with transactions in excess of $3.2B
Bachelor’s degree in Business with honors from Emory University
MBA from Columbia University and INSEAD with honors
Brian Howard
Best Practices Officer & Business Development Director
Responsible for assessment of individual practice groups acquired by PDG
20 years as a private practice plastic surgeon in the Atlanta area
Serves on the Emory Goizueta Business School Advisory Board and the RAISE Forum
Double board certified in medicine, in both Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
BS in Biology with honors from the University of Missouri-Columbia
MD with honors from the University of Rochester School of Medicine
MBA with honors from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University
Travis Borden
Chief Financial Officer
Responsible for developing PDG’s acquisition strategy, performing due diligence and financial analysis, and executing acquisitions
Previously an investment banker at UBS, Moelis & Company, and Keene Advisors
Previously on the Board of Directors of Wawa, a $10 billion private company
Advised healthcare clients including CVS, Dentsply, Dr. Reddy’s, and Digital Innovation, among others, on a broad range of strategic and financial matters
Executed 150+ engagements for clients including over $40 billion of M&A, capital raising and restructuring transactions
Boston Business Journal 40-under-40 in 2016
BS in Finance with honors from Boston College
Matt Waring
Chief Information Officer
Responsible for identifying and delivering technology solutions that enable our practitioners and staff while improving patient outcomes
Previously Co-Founder and President of Adcap Network Systems, building it into one of the Top 500 Largest IT Technology Partners in the country
Earned national recognition for revenue growth and advanced technology delivery capabilities by Inc Magazine, VAR Business Magazine, CRN Magazine, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution and The Atlanta Business Chronicle
BS in Finance and Economics from Auburn University
MBA from Goizueta Business School at Emory University