About SullivanCotter

Discover what makes SullivanCotter the leading independent consulting firm serving health care and mission-driven organizations.

Architecting the Future of
Health Care Workforce Performance

SullivanCotter is the leading independent consulting firm serving health care and mission-driven organizations. Through industry-leading workforce intelligence and specialized advisory expertise, we help organizations assess their workforce, improve organizational structure, align compensation, benefits, and rewards, and accelerate workforce and organizational performance.

By integrating data analytics, behavioral science, and deep industry insight, we align strategy with structure and reimagine the definition of partnership—working alongside leaders to architect the future of health care and build organizations better equipped to serve their communities.

1992

Sullivan, Cotter and Associates, Inc. is founded by John Sullivan, Tim Cotter, Jim Rohan, and Mark Pittel.

1994

The firm sharpens its focus on not-for-profit health care, with particular expertise in executive and physician compensation advisory.

1998

SullivanCotter expands its workforce intelligence capabilities, establishing flagship surveys including the Health Care Management and Executive Compensation Survey and the Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey.

2011

SullivanCotter expands its physician workforce advisory capabilities through the addition of professionals from Diversified Medical Management (DMM), the health care consulting division of McCrory & McDowell LLC, opens a new office in Pittsburgh, and acquires McGladrey’s physician compensation practice to further strengthen its national consulting expertise.

2017

SullivanCotter expands its advanced practice provider advisory services by launching a dedicated practice focused on this rapidly growing segment of the health care workforce.

2018

The firm rebrands as SullivanCotter, Inc., reflecting its evolution into a broader workforce and organizational advisory firm, and acquires Navigant’s physician workforce consulting practice to expand expertise in physician alignment, compensation, and workforce strategy.

2022

SCH Capital Holdings, Inc. is established, creating a holding company structure to support strategic growth and expanded capabilities. That same year, SCH Capital Holdings acquires Clinician Nexus, which operates alongside SullivanCotter within the SCH Capital Holdings family of brands as a dedicated health care technology services company.

2023

SullivanCotter launches C3 Nonprofit Consulting Group, a division of SullivanCotter, Inc., expanding advisory services dedicated to the nonprofit industry.

2024

SCH Capital Holdings, Inc. acquires Lotis Blue Consulting, further broadening advisory capabilities in leadership performance, organizational effectiveness, and change acceleration.

2025

SCH Capital Holdings, Inc. acquires Statera, enhancing its technology platform capabilities to support physician compensation administration.

2026

SullivanCotter expands its health care valuation capabilities through the addition of Huron’s health care valuation practice.

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1992

2026

Our Vision

Perform our mission with independence and integrity by being the leading source of insight and information used to influence and enhance performance within organizations.

Our Mission

Advance the performance of our clients through a collaborative and multidisciplinary approach that applies our insight and information to further the mission of the organizations we serve.

Our Core Values

Integrity

Objectivity and critical thinking

Continuous learning

Selfless collaboration

Inclusion and belonging

The Companies of SCH Capital Holdings, Inc.

As part of SCH Capital Holdings, Inc., SullivanCotter operates alongside a select group of organizations offering complementary advisory, technology, and operational capabilities. Together, these companies bring specialized capabilities and integrated insight to leadership teams navigating complex workforce and organizational challenges.

As the leading independent consulting firm dedicated to health care, SullivanCotter delivers best-in-class organizational and workforce performance solutions that enable health systems to attract, reward, and retain top talent, maximize the performance of their workforce, and measure their workforce’s performance against the organization’s strategic goals and objectives.

Helps health care organizations strengthen workforce performance through workforce intelligence and organizational advisory expertise.

Lotis Blue is committed to helping organizations align workforce, leadership, and organizational performance. With expertise in data and behavioral science, Lotis Blue delivers insight-driven solutions tailored to each client’s unique challenges.

Helps organizations align strategy, structure, leadership, and workforce to drive measurable performance.

SCH Services provides centralized enterprise support across the SCH Capital Holdings, Inc. family of brands. Through integrated expertise in finance and accounting, human resources, information technology, legal and compliance, marketing, administrative operations, and learning and development, SCH Services enables each operating company to focus on delivering exceptional client value while maintaining strong governance, operational excellence, and scalability.

Provides centralized enterprise support across the SCH Capital Holdings, Inc. family of brands.

Clinician Nexus provides a workforce intelligence platform that helps health systems build, manage, and retain a high-quality clinical workforce through greater transparency and insight into workforce planning, compensation, productivity, performance, and clinical education operations.

Delivers workforce intelligence technology solutions that help health systems build, manage, and retain their clinical workforce.

C3 Nonprofit Consulting Group is an advisory services firm focused exclusively on helping nonprofit organizations unleash the full potential of their people. We partner with nonprofits to design competitive compensation and rewards programs, build equitable workplace strategies and implement talent programs designed to propel their missions forward. C3 is here to help the nonprofit workforce thrive.

A leading advisory services firm focused on helping nonprofit organizations prosper

“In an increasingly consolidated advisory landscape, SullivanCotter’s independence sets us apart. Without pressures from outside investors, we can stay focused on what matters most: serving our clients with objectivity, expertise and integrity.”

Ted Chien, CEO, SullivanCotter

Meet Our Leadership

SullivanCotter is led by experienced professionals deeply committed to the success of our clients. Meet the leaders who guide our strategy, shape our expertise, and partner with organizations to drive workforce and organizational performance.

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The Latest News & Events

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