The Leadership Lab: Helping PE-Sponsored CEOs Deliver Alpha
The Leadership Lab is a confidential forum for PE-sponsored healthcare CEOs to discuss leadership challenges and share best practices that drive investor alpha.
Participants meet virtually once a month with respected peers in a professionally moderated, closed-door setting.
The role of a PE-backed healthcare CEO is uniquely challenging. Even the best leaders struggle from time to time, but often have nowhere inside their organization for candid, cathartic conversations.
That is why the Leadership Lab exists.
Format & Takeaways
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Curated peer group of 5–10 CEOs per session, all leading PE‑owned healthcare organizations and facing similar ownership pressures.
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Monthly, professionally moderated sessions (12 per year) built around member-driven topics, with strict anonymity and confidentiality.​​
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Expert facilitation by seasoned case-method moderators (including former Harvard Business School facilitators) plus invited global thought leaders in strategy, governance, teams, culture, and well-being.
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A trusted, private forum to stress-test decisions, refine thinking, and receive direct, practical feedback on real leadership challenges.
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A unique focus on the leadership tension between mission, profit, and scale.
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Ongoing value beyond the sessions: invitations to in‑person CEO events at Vanderbilt University and the chance to build a personal “board of advisors” for on‑demand peer support.
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Meet the Team Leaders
The Leadership Lab is co-led by Jeffrey Cohn and Dr. Carrie Muchow, and are joined by other governance experts, executive coaches, and thought leaders.
Jeffrey Cohn
Jeffrey is a leadership and private equity expert, and was a former fellow at the CEO Leadership Institute, and case facilitator at the Harvard Business School, where he helped write the very first case study on Apple. He was also a governance expert at Spencer Stuart, Heidrick & Struggles, and Elevate Partners. A few of Jeff's recent articles in the Harvard Business Review: What Public Company Boards can Learn From Private Equity; How Private Equity Firms Hire CEOs; and "Why CEOs Should Model Vulnerability."
Dr. Carrie Muchow
Dr. Carrie Muchow is a sought after executive coach, cognitive behavioral therapist, and professional assessor. Dr. Muchow received her Ph.D. with Honors in psychology, with an emphasis in neuroscience, from Columbia University. She specializes in helping high-potential leaders have difficult conversations and and how to better manage stress, anxiety, and uncertainty in their careers. She has also helped global talent consultancies create proprietary assessment tools.
Our Lab Helps CEOs Create Leadership Alpha
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​There is no such thing as a perfect leader. Our lab is a place for leaders to stress test new ideas, discuss personal challenges, and share ideas that drive investor alpha. Sample topics:
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Balancing profit, purpose, and investor scrutiny​​
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Making unpopular executive team changes
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Managing personal stress, anxiety, and well-being​​
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Integrating new talent and scaling the 'right' culture
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Avoiding boardroom conflict or sponsor misalignment​​
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Leading through succession planning or managing founder/legacy transitions post-investment
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Juggling the demands of multiple stakeholders: investors, clinicians, board, and patients
Our Lab Helps CEOs Create Leadership Alpha
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​There is no such thing as a perfect leader. No CEO has all of the answers all of the time. Our lab is a place for leaders to stress test new ideas, discuss personal challenges, and brainstorm new ideas that drive economic value and investor alpha. Sample topics:
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Balancing profit, purpose, and investor scrutiny​​
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Making unpopular executive team changes
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Managing personal stress, anxiety, and well-being​​
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Integrating new talent and scaling the 'right' culture
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Avoiding boardroom conflict or sponsor misalignment​​
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Leading through succession planning or managing founder/legacy transitions post-investment
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Juggling the demands of multiple stakeholders: investors, clinicians, board, and patients