Alan completed a postgraduate degree in social work from Columbia University in New York City and is a licensed clinical social worker in FL, NJ, NC and SC. Over the past 30 years he has worked in various leadership roles in privately held organizations and private equity portfolio companies. Most recently, for 18 years he served as Chief Operating Officer, Senior VP and Chief Compliance Officer for Lakeview Health, a portfolio company of Trinity Hunt Partners and the Riverside Company. He currently serves as the Founder and Senior Advisor for Behavioral Healthcare Advisors. Alan has a proven track record  in providing compliance and organizational growth management services to both small and mid-size organizations, as well as start-up and pre-exit organizations.

Alan formed Behavioral Healthcare Advisors, a team of experts with over 100 years of experience in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Industry. Collectively, the BHCA team provides a continuum of operational services which include regulatory oversight, revenue cycle management, acquisition transaction management, due diligence management, program development, operations marketing, and a variety of sales functions.