Keith Hovan, President and CEO of Warehub Inc.
 
 

About Keith Hovan

Senior Executive | Strategist | Operator | AI Transformation

Keith Hovan is a senior executive and operator with decades of leadership in complex, regulated environments. He currently leads Warehub, an industrial real estate SaaS company. His expertise spans enterprise operations, strategic planning, business development, organizational design, and board & investor relations. He has delivered operational turnarounds; performance and cost improvements; stronger governance; and deeper community and stakeholder engagement. Keith is adept at convening public–private coalitions across local, state, and federal levels to drive better community outcomes. A highly analytical, data‑driven leader, he distills complex datasets into clear priorities and action. His background includes leading large, multi‑site organizations (including healthcare systems) and consulting. Core strengths: program management, organizational strategy, government relations, and building high‑performance teams.

Career Highlights:

  • Enterprise transformation at scale — Redesigned governance, operating model, and risk controls across a $1.3B multi‑site enterprise, driving step‑change improvements in quality, risk, compliance, and service.

  • Sustained growth with financial disciplineDoubled top‑line to $1.3B over 14 years while strengthening the balance sheet and maintaining strong credit ratings and financial performance.

  • Talent and organization buildScaled a specialist workforce from 36 to 750+, instituting professional management, leadership development, and performance systems that aligned incentives and accelerated outcomes.

  • Stakeholder and ecosystem leadership — Built durable alignment with boards, investors, community partners, and government agencies to advance strategic initiatives, improve operating performance, and reduce cost to serve. the financial performance, organizational structure, patient quality and safety, and overall governance of a $1.3B health system.


 

Professional Experience

President and CEo, Warehub Inc |BOSTON, MAssachusetts

DECEMBER 2024 - PRESENT

Warehub is a Pre-launch Boston‑based SaaS platform for industrial real estate that connects property owners, tenants, and suppliers on a single, secure workflow layer. By unifying data, communication, and vendor coordination, Warehub reduces friction, shortens cycle times, and improves asset utilization across distributed portfolios. The platform turns fragmented processes—from deal execution to day‑to‑day operations—into transparent, trackable workflows with shared visibility and actionable insights. Built for scale and currently in private alpha, Warehub can unlock untapped value across the industrial ecosystem and setting a new standard for speed, transparency, and collaboration. Seamless-Transparent-Trusted

President and CEo, FAILSAFE HEALTH |BOSTON, MAssachusetts
April 2022 - May 2025

FAILSAFE Health is a technology firm providing partner Healthcare Payer Sources, Self-Insured Corporations, Healthcare Systems and Providers a methods & systems approach to obtain optimal health and financial outcomes. A digital end-to-end care management solution, essential to achieving success in Value-Based Healthcare. The Failsafe Platform directly addresses the CMS mandates of Cost Containment, Affordability, and Health Equity within a failsafe, multi-faceted Consumer-Centric, Structured Operational System (SOS) that is focused on accountable, unbiased and non-prejudicial access to Primary Care Services.

FOUNDER AND PRINCIPAL, solera strategic solutions |BOSTON, MAssachusetts
february 2022 - May 2025

Solera Strategic Solutions offers strategic advisory services with uniquely talented team members who are determined based on the goals of the specific engagement. Solera is focused primarily on healthcare related businesses that are seeking highly talented c-suite level experience to engage in the development of strategy. Keith Hovan is experienced in governance issues, operational performance improvement, population health, government relations, physician relations and practice development. Mr. Hovan acts as an advisor to healthcare startups seeking to determine the best pathway to position and commercialize newly developed IP.

Southcoast Health |New Bedford, MAssachusetts
june 2008 - january 2022

Not-for-profit health system providing services in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island with expected 2022 revenue of $1.3B and employing over 7.7K employees. The system includes 3-hospital Southcoast Hospitals Group — Charlton Memorial Hospital, St. Luke's Hospital, and Tobey Hospital — providing advanced clinical services, including open heart surgery, angioplasty and cardiac rhythm services, comprehensive cancer care, neurosurgery, weight loss surgery, orthopedic surgery, advanced imaging services, and is the sole provider of maternity services in the region. Southcoast owns and operates over 50 ambulatory locations throughout the service area with over 750 employed providers. System also includes 144-bed inpatient behavioral health facility, a joint venture with Acadia Healthcare.

PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SOUTHCOAST HEALTH (January 2010 – January 2022)

Health System CEO in consolidated role that combined position with previous duties as President and CEO of Hospital Group. Assumed additional responsibilities for system-owned captive insurance company, physician groups, government relations, VNA/Hospice, brand and strategy, and overall staffing functions for system while continuing to oversee operations and quality of hospital group.

PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SOUTHCOAST HOSPITALS GROUP (June 2008 – January 2010)

Executive leader reporting to system CEO and responsible for clinical operations, financial performance, and quality of three hospital group. Worked closely with physicians and nursing to optimize and standardize clinical operations across the enterprise and ensure accreditation status with all relevant regulatory agencies.

CONTRIBUTIONS SNAPSHOT: Successful turnaround of clinical organization, including improving conditional TJC accreditation to full 3-year accreditation upon arrival, rebuilding positive relationships with Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health and Board of Medicine, and receiving national recognition of quality and safety by Healthgrades, Newsweek, and U.S. News and World Report.

Danbury Health System | Danbury, Connecticut
December 2001 - june 2008

Non-profit Western Connecticut system anchored by 371-bed Danbury Hospital and 85-bed New Milford Hospital, generating annual operating revenue of $710M with 2.4K FTEs and an operating expense budget of $400M. System included Western Connecticut Medical Group, Western Connecticut Home Care, Corporate Health Care, and Danbury Emergency Medical Services.

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (May 2004 – June 2008)

Promoted into consolidated role combining SVP duties with EVP/COO role. Provided strategic and operational oversight to health system’s affiliated physician group consisting of over 160 physicians along with VNA/Home Health agency. Managed the hospital’s capital budget process including development of 5-year capital plan. Directly supervised physician group’s CAO/CFO.

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS (December 2001 – May 2004)

Executive leader charged with developing and implementing system's operating plan to ensure outstanding quality, service, and operating performance. Responsible for leading the development and implementation of health system’s center of excellence strategy to become a university-affiliated regional medical center.

CONTRIBUTIONS SNAPSHOT: Established much-needed cardiovascular program in Danbury area, improved access to quality care, and saved lives by successfully lobbying state and regulatory agencies to gain approval and overcome opposition to the program by 3 major providers in the state.

Earlier Career

Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Integrated system of care and borough's largest provider consisting of 2 hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, and VNA/home health agency serving 1.3M residents of Bronx, NY

VICE PRESIDENT CLINICAL SERVICES, MONTEFIORE

Member of senior management team responsible for 2 acute care hospitals with direct accountability for operations of 13 clinical/academic departments in addition to hospital operations. Responsible for establishing relationships with industry partners to support research in established centers of excellence and provide an outlet for innovations developed by the organization’s physician scientists.

ASSOCIATE HOSPITAL DIRECTOR, EINSTEIN AND MOSES DIVISION

ASSOCIATE HOSPITAL DIRECTOR, EINSTEIN DIVISION

ADMINISTRATOR FOR SURGICAL AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, JACK D. WEILER HOSPITAL

Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT

DIRECTOR OF NURSING, Peri-operative, Surgical, Emergency Services, and Outpatient Services

NURSE MANAGER, Emergency Services

STAFF NURSE, Emergency Services and Surgical/Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Unit

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TECHNICIAN


 
 

Education & Licensures

Executive Certificate, Artificial Intelligence In Healthcare, MIT Sloan School of Management 2023

MSN - Nursing Service Administration, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut, 1993
Graduated first in class with award for academic excellence

BSN, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut, 1984
Alpha Sigma Lambda, National Honor Society

Diploma Nurse, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut, 1982
Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society

Licensed Realtor

Massachusetts Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and SalespersonsMassachusetts Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons Credential ID License # 9587405

Board Appointments

Massachusetts Digital Health Council Taskforce 2017–2018

  • Special Appointee by Governor Charles Baker

Bristol Community College

  • Board Member (completed 5-year term) 2016–2021

Co-Chair, Governor Charles Baker Post Election Healthcare Transition Team 2015

Blue-Point IT Data Analytics Start-up Company (Owned by Southcoast)

  • Chairman 2014–2019

American Hospital Association Regional Policy Board 1

  • Member (re-nominated for 2nd term)  2012–2015, 2019–2020

Massachusetts Taxpayers Association,

  • Board Member 2012–2021

Massachusetts Hospital Association 2010–2022

  • Past Chairman, Executive Committee Member, 20172019

  • Chairman, 20162017

  • Chair, Standing Committee on Public Affairs, 20132014

National Association of Urban Hospitals Executive Committee 2010–2022

  • Member

  • President/Chairman, 20122021

Massachusetts Council of Community Hospitals, 2010–2017

  • Board Member – Executive Committee member

  • Chair, 20142016

  • Vice Chair, 20122014

Yankee Alliance LLC / Yankee Supply Chain Solutions LLC, Board Member GPO 2009–2022

  • Chairman of the Board, 20122021

 
 

Professional and Community Associations

RECOGNITIONS

2020 Roger Valcourt Memorial Outstanding Citizen of the Year
Presented by the Southcoast Chamber of Commerce

Chancellors Award 2018
Commencement Speaker, Class of 2018

University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth 

2013 Alumni Leadership Award 
Sacred Heart University, College of Health Professions

130 Not-for-profit CEO’s to Know 
Becker’s Healthcare, August 2013

2013 Lifetime Achievement Award
New England Arthritis Foundation