Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> July 16, 2001

Kent Thiry – Davita Inc (dva)

KENT J. THIRY has been Chairman and CEO of DaVita Inc. since October 1999. Prior to that he served as Chairman and CEO of Vivra Incorporated, which he joined in 1991. Prior to working for Vivra, Mr. Thiry was a partner at Bain & Company, an international management consulting company. He currently sits on the Board of Oxford Health Plans. He earned his BA degree with distinction and Phi Beta Kappa in Political Science from Stanford University in 1978, and his MBA with honors from Harvard Business School in 1983. Profile
TWST: Could we start with an overview of DaVita?

Mr. Thiry: DaVita is the second-largest provider of dialysis services in

the United States. We take care of one out of every seven