Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> May 13, 2002

Bruce Shear – Phc Inc (pihc)

BRUCE A. SHEAR has been President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of PHC, Inc., since 1980. From 1993 to 1996, he served as Treasurer of the company, which does business as Pioneer Behavioral Health. Prior to being named President and CEO, Mr. Shear served as PHC's Vice President, Financial Affairs, from 1976 to 1980. Mr. Shear has served on the board of governors of the Federation of American Health Systems for over 15 years. He received an MBA from Suffolk University in 1980, and a B.S. in accounting and finance from Marquette University in 1976. Since November 2003, Mr. Shear has been a member of the board of directors of Vaso Active Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which sells over-the- counter pharmaceutical products incorporating transdermal drug delivery technology. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a brief historical sketch of the company

and then a picture of what you're doing at the present time?

Mr. Shear: Pioneer Behavioral Health is a publicly traded