David Kearney is Chief Financial Officer of Surround Care. Prior to joining Surround Care, he was CEO of Esse Health, a St. Louis-based independent multispecialty physician group. Under Kearney’s leadership, Esse Health has become a nationally recognized physician organization with top-tier performance in value-based care. The organization has a 27-year track record of delivering exceptional quality to patients throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. Esse Health has more than 100 physicians, in 45 locations throughout the St. Louis region.

Kearney joined Esse Health in 2005. He was previously at Westar Corp, a defense contracting company that was purchased by QinetQ, an international defense contracting firm out of London. Prior to that, Kearney spent 16 years with Union Pacific Corporation and several of its subsidiaries, where he held various financial and accounting positions. He has experience in population health, strategic planning, financial analysis, information technology, risk management, accounting/finance, and treasury management.

Kearney is a CPA and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Northern Iowa. Recently Kearney earned his Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt certificate from Villanova University. He is a member of several professional and personal organizations including the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Institute of CPAs, Medical Group Management Association, and SBR of St. Louis.