Earl serves as a member and Chairman of TDN’s Board.

Earl currently serves as an Operating Partner for HealthEdge Investment Partners since 2017. Prior to joining HealthEdge, Earl was CEO of two middle-market, private equity backed healthcare product and specialty distribution companies and provided consultant services to a variety of public, private equity, and family-owned businesses. In addition, he served as a Corporate Officer at Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HRC) where he led three strategic business units and the US service organization, and as Group Vice President for Welch Allyn, Inc. where he led two business units and had regional management responsibility for Latin America as well as oversight of corporate M&A and global Quality and Regulatory Affairs. Earl also spent eleven years with Elekta AB (EKTAB), ultimately serving as the Chief Operating Officer for Elekta Inc. and began his healthcare industry career at Baxter International.

Earl currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors Advantage Medical Cables as well as Chairman of the Board of Westone Laboratories and Board Director of Spectrum Medical Partners. 

Earl graduated with distinction and received his BA in History from the Virginia Military Institute. He spent the first several years of his career teaching and coaching in the Lynchburg, VA public school system and later as a graduate assistant football coach at the University of Virginia.