Nashville, TN – September 19, 2025 — NorthWind Partners today announced the addition of Gina Scott as Director to lead the firm’s expanded healthcare practice. Scott brings three decades of executive search expertise and deep healthcare industry knowledge to NorthWind’s growing team.
While NorthWind Partners has built a distinguished reputation over the past two decades serving federal healthcare and healthcare IT clients, the firm’s origins trace back to the broader healthcare services and medical products markets. Scott’s arrival signals NorthWind’s strategic commitment to reestablishing a more substantial footprint in the healthcare sector with proven, differentiated solutions that address the industry’s evolving leadership needs.
“Gina’s addition represents a pivotal moment for NorthWind Partners as we deepen our commitment to the healthcare market,” said Mark HuYoung, Managing Partner of NorthWind Partners. “Her extensive track record and passion for identifying transformational healthcare leaders perfectly aligns with our mission to deliver exceptional executive talent to organizations driving innovation and improved patient outcomes.”
Scott has spent 30 years as a trusted advisor and thought leader in executive search, with a primary focus on healthcare services and private equity-backed platforms across the healthcare value chain. Her comprehensive approach combines extensive experience as both an executive coach and recruiter, enabling her to identify and place Board members, C-Suite executives, and key leadership roles within middle market and large healthcare organizations.
“I am deeply motivated by the opportunity to bring the best executive talent to healthcare organizations and private equity firms investing in this critical sector,” said Scott. “The healthcare system needs innovative leaders who can simultaneously drive business objectives, ensure quality care, and deliver financial results that improve outcomes for everyone. Facilitating these connections through executive and board placements is both a privilege and a responsibility I take seriously.”
Scott’s track record of successfully identifying and closing elite executive talent for healthcare companies strengthens NorthWind’s position to serve the sector’s growing demand for specialized leadership. Her expertise spans healthcare services companies, healthcare technology firms, and private equity platforms investing in healthcare assets.
“Gina’s arrival enables us to offer clients the deep healthcare industry knowledge and relationships they demand, while leveraging NorthWind’s proven methodology for identifying and attracting top-tier executive talent,” added Mark HuYoung. “This combination of industry expertise and search excellence positions us uniquely in the healthcare executive search market.”
Scott holds a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University in Human and Organizational Development and is based in Nashville with her husband Stephen and three children – Catherine, Carter, and Jennison. Beyond her professional commitments, she enjoys traveling, tennis, and volunteers her time with advocacy groups supporting mental health initiatives and marginalized communities.
NorthWind Partners is a premier retained executive search firm specializing in board and executive level engagements at the intersection of alternative investment and heavily government influenced and highly regulated markets. Founded with deep roots in aerospace, defense & space, government contracting, healthcare, IT, manufacturing & broader industrials, and software, the firm has evolved to serve a diverse portfolio of clients while maintaining its commitment to delivering exceptional executive talent that drives organizational success and innovation.
For more information about NorthWind Partners and its healthcare practice, visit NorthWind Partners or contact 703.843.0088.
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