Embedded. Experienced. Strategic. Decisive. Actionable.
Fractional Growth Officer Support
Access Proven Healthcare Growth Leadership Without the Cost or Commitment of a Full-Time Executive
Tony Burke
EXPERTISE
As a Fractional Chief Growth Officer, Tony Burke draws on more than 30 years experience building and scaling health care companies. Tony has been a trusted partner to hundreds of founders, CEOs and leadership teams to turn vision into revenue traction.
He is expert at
- Assessing market dynamics to inform strategy
- Sharpening product features to align to real market need
- Clarifying core messaging and value propositions that resonate with buyers/influencers
- Designing marketing and sales structures/processes and teams that create sustained outcomes
- Managing matrixed teams to deliver draw the best performance
- Leveraging relationships to support early adopters/pilots and sales opportunities
EXPERIENCE
With more than 20 years of experience advancing healthcare innovation, partnerships, and commercialization, Tony brings a unique perspective shaped by leadership roles across the health system, industry, and digital health ecosystem.
During his tenure at the American Hospital Association, Tony led innovation, product partnerships, and venture initiatives, working closely with health system leaders while also serving as the strategic liaison to more than 300 companies that partnered with the AHA. This experience gave him a deep understanding of the most pressing challenges facing hospitals and how health systems actually make decisions—from CEO and CFO priorities to the operational realities faced by clinical and departmental leaders. Tony has served on multiple AHA executive boards and has held Chief Growth Officer roles for more than fifteen healthcare companies.
BUY-SIDE HEALTH SYSTEM INSIGHT AND SELL-SIDE GROWTH LEADERSHIP
This combination of buy-side health system insight and sell-side growth leadership allows Tony to help companies navigate the realities of the healthcare market—aligning innovation with the strategic, financial, and operational priorities that drive adoption inside hospitals and health systems. It is this balanced perspective that shapes every growth strategy he builds for Pivot Advisors and the organizations he supports.