Directors and Biographies

Clinton Ashford, MD – Chairman and Chief Medical Officer and Director

  • Since 1982, Dr. Ashford has practiced OB/GYN in Athens, Georgia.
  • Since 1994, Dr. Ashford has pioneered the development of physician-directed, pay-for-performance methodologies using episode-grouping technology.
  • Dr. Ashford has originated the MedAlign solution, allowing patients to have free-choice of physician, with their physician being paid supplementary fees to manage and coordinate healthcare services for his/her patients.
  • Dr. Ashford obtained his B.A. in Economics from the University of Georgia and both his M.D. and his residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical College of Georgia.

 

Robert Desmond – Director

  • Mr. Desmond is the Portfolio Manager of L&S Partners, a private hedge fund focusing on the financial industry.
  • Mr. Desmond spent most of his career as a banker, most recently as President and COO of Republic Capital Group, a multi-state savings bank holding company.
  • He currently serves on the Board of Federal City Bancorp and is on the Advisory Board of FIG Partners, a licensed broker dealer specializing in the banking industry.
  • Mr. Desmond received his BSBA from Georgetown University and is a CPA.

 

Rebecca Ashford – Director

  • Rebecca Ashford, MD practices family medicine in Athens, Georgia.
  • She has assisted Clinton Ashford, MD in pioneering the development of MedAlign’s physician-directed, pay-for-performance methodologies.
  • Dr. Ashford obtained her B.S. in Microbiology from Georgia State University in Atlanta and her M.D. and residency training at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA.