Benjamin Breier

Examiner
DISC Type : sc

Board Member at St. Croix Hospice

Louisville Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Benjamin A. Breier is the Global Co-Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Partners Group. A seasoned executive, he was formerly the President and CEO of Kindred Healthcare, one of the largest healthcare service providers in the U. S. He earned his economics degree from The Wharton School and his MBA from the University of Miami.

He is the author of the book "Intentional Disruption: Leadership Lessons in Healthcare, Business, and Beyond, " which explores how to harness disruption as a business strategy. Breier has a passion for improving the patient experience and making complex healthcare issues more understandable for consumers, utilizing social media and other communication tools to achieve this.

Interesting fact: Modern Healthcare magazine named Breier one of the "100 Most Influential People in Healthcare" on three separate occasions.

Personality Overview

Overcautious

Unexpressive

Late Adopter

The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.  They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.

Topics They Care About

Healthcare Investing
As Global Co-Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Partners Group, he leads investments and sits on the boards of multiple portfolio companies like Eye Care Partners and Forefront Dermatology.
Intentional Disruption
This is the title and central theme of his book, where he advocates for proactively using disruption as a business strategy rather than reacting to it.
Healthcare Leadership
He has extensive experience leading a major healthcare company and often speaks on leadership, particularly navigating complex industry changes and large-scale corporate transactions.

Media Appearances

Benjamin has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Board Member at St. Croix Hospice
8-2024
Board Member at Wedgewood
5-2023
Chairman of the Board of Directors at EyeCare Partners
9-2022 - 1-2026
Board Member at Axia Women's Health
7-2022
Board Member at Forefront Dermatology

Education

1989 - 1993
Economics from The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
6-1994 - 6-1995
Master of Business Administration - MBA from University of Miami

More Information

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Insights For Selling To Benjamin

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly
  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control

DONT's

  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Benjamin is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others are very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Benjamin

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Benjamin move?

  • They do not like to rush and therefore can be quite slow in their decision-making.
  • Can Benjamin take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take measured decisions.

You And Benjamin

Personality Compatibility


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