Business Development

Our experienced Business Development team brings a diverse background in building healthcare and dental organizations from the ground up.

Scott Wells

Chief Development Officer

Scott has over 20 years of leadership experience and has spent the last 15 years helping grow healthcare organizations. Prior to joining Star Dental Partners, Scott led development at U.S. Dermatology Partners and helped grow the company to the largest physician dermatology group in the U.S. He also helped grow Coordinated Home Health Care and advised on numerous M&A transactions while at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Scott has worked with numerous private equity firms, over 400 physicians, and with companies with annual revenue of over $250 million. He served in the U.S. Army, including a deployment to Iraq, graduated from Southern Methodist University, and received his MBA from Columbia Business School. Scott and his wife live in Dallas, enjoy traveling, cooking, and spending time with their friends and family.

Jeff Bryant

Vice President, Business Development

Jeff has over 12 years of Texas small business building and investing experience, including with both privately held companies and publicly listed companies. Most recently Jeff worked as Director of Business Development at two different Texas based dental support organizations building and maintaining relationships to numerous practice owners. Previously, Jeff helped start and grow a Texas-based investment firm focused on investing in public companies. Jeff began his career working at a number of investment banks publishing equity research on publicly traded companies and graduated from Vanderbilt University with a BA in Economics.

Todd Wilson

Director of Business Development

Todd has over 30 years of Texas dental industry experience. Todd previously worked at Henry Schein where he helped his Texas customers with everything from providing supplies and equipment, to working as a consultant to help dentists manage expenses and overhead spending. Todd has enjoyed building and maintaining strong relationships within the dental community for decades. He graduated from Baylor University with a BBA. Todd has been married for almost 20 years with three kids, and he enjoys all types of outdoor sports and maintaining and working on his home.

Jose D. Ortiz

Director of Business Development

Former advisor to fortune 500 companies in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device industries, Jose has successfully lead transformative Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) as well as Joint Venture (JV) projects. Prior to M&A, Jose held leadership roles in commercial banking (with BB&T and Georgia Banking Company), providing project financing and guidance to both business owners as well as operators. He received an MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, and an undergraduate business degree from Guilford College. Jose lives in Atlanta, Georgia where he enjoys competing in local tennis leagues and staying active outdoors.

Rob Perry

Director of Business Development

Rob has over 10 years of experience in healthcare strategy and business development, the last several of which working in practice acquisitions and joint ventures. Rob has experience in many healthcare specialties, including orthopedic surgery, primary care, mental/behavioral health, and dentistry. He has many connections in the dental space that are focused on practice growth and partnership. Rob received his MBA from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management, and an undergraduate degree in finance from Brigham Young University.

Milo McCausland

Director of Business Development

Former Investment Banker and Corporate Development advisor to middle market, founder owned businesses, private equity portfolio companies, and publicly traded companies, Milo has successfully led transformative Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and recapitalizations ranging in size and structure across multiple industries. Milo has spent his 10+ year career working with business owners, executives, and entrepreneurs on executing business strategies and transactions with meaningful outcomes. He received an MBA from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business School, and an undergraduate business degree from Tulane University. Milo lives in Maryland, where he enjoys hiking, grilling, watching Baltimore’s sports teams, and spending time with his wife and two daughters.

Tyler Fairleigh

Director of Business Development

Tyler has nearly a decade of M&A and international experience working with middle-market businesses across a variety of industries. As a former Investment Banker, Tyler played a key role in providing strategy development and due diligence for mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital formation, and transaction advisory assignments where he successfully advised on numerous transactions. He graduated from the University of Alabama and received his MSF from Southern Methodist University. Tyler lives in Tampa, where he enjoys paddleboarding, playing pickleball and spending time with his wife and daughter.

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