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Brendan Shanahan

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Executive Advisory Board at Guidehealth
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Brendan Shanahan is a seasoned healthcare CFO with over 30 years of experience, specializing in steering public and PE-backed organizations through M&A, restructuring, and strategic growth. He holds an MBA from Hofstra University, is a CPA (inactive), and has led financial operations at GoHealth, Upstream, and Cedar Gate Technologies.

He has a deep focus on value-based care, physician enablement, and the Medicare Advantage space, where he has over two decades of expertise. His advisory roles at Guidehealth and CoPatien underscore his commitment to advancing efficiency and accuracy across the healthcare value chain.

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Experience
40 Years
Current Role
Executive Advisory Board
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Corporate Restructuring
As CFO, he led a comprehensive balance-sheet and operational restructuring at GoHealth (NASDAQ: GOCO), navigating the company through a strategic financial overhaul.
Value-Based Care
His career includes CFO roles at Upstream, a physician enablement company, and Cedar Gate Technologies, a value-based care SaaS platform, highlighting his expertise in this area.
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Career

Work history

11-2024
Executive Advisory Board
Guidehealth
10-2024
Chief Financial Officer
GoHealth
3-2022 - 2-2024
Chief Financial Officer
UpStream
7-2021 - 11-2023
Advisory Board Member
CoPatient
7-2015 - 6-2021
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Cedar Gate Technologies
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Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Hofstra University
Bachelor of Science - BS
The Citadel
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