Transforming Lives
We are on a mission to transform 1 million lives by 2024 by building an ambassador-first culture that helps people lead healthier lives.
160+
Clients
265+
Health centers
in 40+ states
600k+
Members
700+
World-class
providers
and clinicians
Lighting the way to healthcare that works better for all.
Marathon Health is on a path to become the most trusted health company by delivering outcomes that people care about.
We partner with employers to make healthcare work better for their employees. Powered by care that’s convenient and easy to access. That goes further, offering a fundamentally different experience focused on wellness before, during, and after a visit. That delivers lower costs, improved outcomes, and better health.
Community partner.
National footprint.
We take a strategic and flexible approach to our footprint driven by impact and need. Marathon Health operates health centers in over 40 states and we are the country’s only worksite health provider offering a network model.
Improving lives
is rewarding
When healthcare gets more immediate, engaging, and personal, costs go down, outcomes improve, and everyone wins.
That includes us—we’ve just been selected Best in KLAS for 2021—the only vendor in our category to ever have taken honor two years in a row.
Our Leadership Team
Jeff Wells, MD
CEO & Co-Founder
Jeff Wells, MD, is the CEO and co-founder of Marathon Health, a modern health company that specializes in delivering advanced independent primary care for employers throughout its network of onsite, Network and virtual health centers. The company has delivered more than $1 billion in healthcare savings to date for its clients, which include the Cargill, Tyson Foods, the City of Indianapolis and OneAmerica.
Prior to merging with Marathon Health, Wells served as the President and co-founder of OurHealth, where he spent 10 years designing and scaling an innovative primary care model and launched the country’s largest near-site clinic network called MyClinic.
Wells, who earned his MD in internal medicine from Indiana University, is also the former director of Indiana’s Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning where he managed a $5 billion healthcare program. Under his leadership, Indiana’s healthcare trend rate was cut in half — from 10 percent to 5 percent — without sacrificing services or program eligibility. Additionally, the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) was created during his tenure, which is widely considered one of the most innovative models for increased health insurance coverage in the country.
Wells has been recognized as one of the Indianapolis Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 and serves as a board member for Indiana YPO.
Jeff Wells, MD
CEO & Co-Founder
Ben Evans
Founder, Chief Growth & Strategy Officer
Ben Evans serves as the Founder and Chief Growth & Strategy Officer for Marathon Health where he leads business development and innovation. Prior to his current role, Ben was the co-founder and CEO of OurHealth, which he founded in 2009 and scaled to be the nation’s largest provider of near-site employer clinics via MyClinic. OurHealth merged with Marathon Health in 2020. Ben is a passionate advocate for healthcare disruption and has served on the boards of Marathon Health, Meridian Street Capital, Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation, Park Tudor Board of Trustees and is an active investor in the start-up community.
Ben Evans
Founder, Chief Growth & Strategy Officer
Mandy Berman
Chief Operating Officer
Mandy Berman serves as the Chief Operating Officer for Marathon Health where she has responsibility for data & reporting, member relations contact center, clinical operations, and supply chain. Prior to joining Marathon Health in 2020, Mandy served as the Chief Operating Officer of 42 North Dental, a leading dental support organization supporting over 78 practices, and the Chief Administrative Officer of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, a leading provider of employer-sponsored work/life and early education solutions. Mandy is a graduate of Princeton University and earned her MBA from Harvard Business School. She serves on the Board of Directors of HarborOne Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for HarborOne Bank.
Mandy Berman
Chief Operating Officer
Michael Van Atter
Chief Financial Officer
Mike Van Atter serves as the Chief Financial Officer for Marathon Health. Prior to joining Marathon Health in 2021, Mike served as the Chief Financial Officer of Vein Clinics of America, one of the leaders in varicose and spider vein care, and the Chief Financial Officer of the West Group at Surgical Care Affiliates, one of the largest providers of outpatient surgery. Mike earned a Bachelors of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Michael Van Atter
Chief Financial Officer
Christina Wahlig
General Counsel
Christina Wahlig serves as General Counsel for Marathon Health, where she oversees commercial and strategic transactions, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, employment issues, data privacy, intellectual property protection, and claims/litigation. Prior to joining Marathon Health, Wahlig served for six years as the General Counsel of MyWebGrocer, Inc., InfoSpace, and several private law firms. She also founded and ran her own law firm, Loughran & Wahlig, PLLC, where she advised her corporate clients on the commercialization and protection of proprietary technology, corporate structure, corporate governance, and data privacy. Wahlig is a graduate of Yale University and Cornell Law School.
Christina Wahlig
General Counsel
Terry Layman, MD
SVP, Corporate Medical Director
Terry Layman, MD joined Marathon Health in 2012 and today serves as Senior Vice President, Corporate Medical Director. Prior to joining Marathon Health, he worked in hospital systems and led private practices in Marion and Fishers, Indiana. Dr. Layman graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine and completed his family medicine residency at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He is a board-certified family physician with more than 20 years of experience as a primary care provider. He is also a member of the American Medical Association, the Indiana State Medical Association, and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
As SVP, Corporate Medical Director, Dr. Layman serves on the senior leadership team and provides clinical leadership for our 200+ health centers. Dr. Layman is passionate about delivering patient-centered primary care and continues to dedicate a portion of his time as a provider in one of our health centers. He enjoys taking a holistic perspective, spending the necessary time to fully understand an issue, while working to clarify options and recommendations with his patients.
Terry Layman, MD
SVP, Corporate Medical Director
Debby Routt
Chief People Experience Officer
Debby Routt serves as the Chief People Experience Officer of Marathon Health, which includes responsibility for Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Total Rewards, Organizational Development and Training. Debby brings more than thirty years of HR leadership and a passion for people and their development to the role.
Debby began her HR career in Germany with Boston University and went on to have leadership roles at Allstate, RCI, OakStreet Mortgage, and OneAmerica. While leading HR at OneAmerica, Debby drove the initiative to implement an onsite health center (selecting OurHealth, now part of Marathon Health) and has been a passionate influencer of the employer-sponsored clinic benefit ever since. Debby earned her Master’s in Business from Boston University and is on the executive board for Indianapolis Dress for Success.
Debby Routt
Chief People Experience Officer
Sherry Slick
Chief Information Officer
Sherry Slick serves as the Chief Information Officer for Marathon Health, where she leads a technology team charged with software development, architecture, data management, and security. Sherry has been with Marathon Health for five years. Prior to joining Marathon Health, Sherry was the CEO and founder of a health-tech consultancy that implemented Electronic Health Records for hundreds of healthcare practices around the country and also served as the CIO for a large midwestern orthopedics practice.
Sherry served on the board of directors of the Indiana chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), the global thought leader for health information technology, from 2009 – 2016, and as its President from 2014 – 2015. Under her leadership, Sherry increased membership and was instrumental in the creation of regional conferences, which today drive the majority of the Indiana HIMSS revenue.
In 2018, Sherry and her team received TechPoint Mira Award honors as Corporate Innovator of the Year and she was also named CTO of the Year by the Indianapolis Business Journal. She has more than 25 years of experience in healthcare IT and earned her bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management from IUPUI.
Sherry Slick
Chief Information Officer
Chad Ashcraft
EVP, Market Expansion
Chad Ashcraft serves as the Executive Vice President of Market Expansion for Marathon Health, where he leads our Network health center strategy for launching and scaling new markets. In addition to sales, Chad has held leadership roles in product strategy and innovation since first joining the company in 2013. Chad has more than 20 years of experience in enterprise sales, business consulting, strategic partnerships, and developing new go-to-market strategies for high-growth companies. He received his undergraduate degree from DePauw University in Computer Science, and a master’s degree in Information & Communications Science from Ball State University.
Chad Ashcraft
EVP, Market Expansion
Rosa De La Torre
VP, Clinical Affairs
Rosa De La Torre is our VP of Clinical Affairs at Marathon Health. In this role, Rosa leads the regional clinical leaders who provide clinical oversight and support, ensure the consistent execution of the scope of services, review quality and patient safety processes and supports growth in their regions. Rosa’s focus is also on how we move our care model forward through services such as virtual care and remote monitoring while keeping our patient-centered focus at the forefront.
Rosa’s background includes primary care with a focus on population health, wellness, and disease management. Rosa has over 20 years of experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner and has a Doctorate in Nursing Practice with a focus on Executive Nursing Leadership from the University of Texas at Austin. She is skilled in quality improvement processes, project planning, and bridging the gap between research and clinical practice supported by evidence-based practice models and value-based care. Additionally, Rosa has been a Certified Diabetes Educator and was instrumental in creating our Diabetes Educational Services for Marathon Nation. She has been with Marathon Health for the past 9 years and works in conjunction with our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Terry Layman.
Rosa De La Torre
VP, Clinical Affairs
Rosa De La Torre is our VP of Clinical Affairs at Marathon Health. In this role, Rosa leads the regional clinical leaders who provide clinical oversight and support, ensure the consistent execution of the scope of services, review quality and patient safety processes and supports growth in their regions. Rosa’s focus is also on how we move our care model forward through services such as virtual care and remote monitoring while keeping our patient-centered focus at the forefront.
Rosa’s background includes primary care with a focus on population health, wellness, and disease management. Rosa has over 20 years of experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner and has a Doctorate in Nursing Practice with a focus on Executive Nursing Leadership from the University of Texas at Austin. She is skilled in quality improvement processes, project planning, and bridging the gap between research and clinical practice supported by evidence-based practice models and value-based care. Additionally, Rosa has been a Certified Diabetes Educator and was instrumental in creating our Diabetes Educational Services for Marathon Nation. She has been with Marathon Health for the past 9 years and works in conjunction with our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Terry Layman.
Rosa De La Torre
VP, Clinical Affairs
Michelle Happer
VP, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Prior to joining Marathon Health, Michelle served as the system director of diversity, patient care civil rights, and language services at Lee Health System, where she was responsible for developing and advancing DEI strategies enterprise-wide. Michelle also advanced their language service capabilities and was instrumental in facilitating partnerships to integrate more than 60 languages in telehealth visits, making telehealth available to all, and combating health disparities during the height of COVID-19. Michelle was also responsible for the oversight of patient civil rights grievances. Michelle has authored articles on DEI and health disparities. She frequently serves as a panelist at DEI forums. Most recently, Michelle served as a panelist on the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) event on “Equity of Care.” She serves on numerous community boards and diversity councils.
Michelle also serves part-time as an assistant professor. She received her doctorate of education in organizational leadership from Nova Southeastern University. She earned a Master of Arts degree in healthcare law from Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach, VA. She also earned a Master of Arts degree in communication and public relations and a bachelor of science degree from Norfolk State University in Norfolk, VA.
Michelle Happer
VP, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Rob Renihan
SVP, PMO & Integration
Rob Renihan serves as the Senior Vice President of the Project Management Office & Integration for Marathon Health where he leads enterprise project management, health center and client implementations, and our real estate portfolio. Rob has more than 10 years of experience in the employer-sponsored health clinic industry and brings his talent for scale and execution to this role. Rob is a graduate of Indiana University and earned his MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University. He serves as the Vice-Chair and Operations Chair for Timmy Global Health.
Rob Renihan
SVP, PMO & Integration
Dave Ritzler
EVP, Finance
Dave Ritzler serves as the Executive Vice President – Finance for Marathon Health where he has responsibility for budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Dave was head of finance for OurHealth for 9 years, leading to the eventual merger transaction with Marathon Health in 2020. Dave was named CFO of the Year by the Indianapolis Business Journal in 2017. Prior to his time at Marathon Health/OurHealth, Dave served as a CFO consultant with Butler University Consulting Group, in Corporate Finance at Brightpoint (now Ingram Micro), and at KPMG in its audit practice. Dave received his undergraduate degree in accounting from Butler University, where he also received his MBA. Dave is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.
Dave Ritzler
EVP, Finance
Jeff Terrill
Chief Commercial Officer
Jeff Terrill serves as the Chief Commercial Officer for Marathon Health where he is responsible for national sales, client expansion, and go-to-market strategy. Jeff brings 35 years of leadership experience in the health and fitness, healthcare delivery, and health insurance arenas. Prior to joining Marathon Health in 2020, Jeff was the president and chief growth officer of EXOS, where he created and managed a sustainable global growth strategy that resulted in more than 200 clients, which included 30% of the Fortune 100 and more than 1M members in 20+ countries.
Jeff also has experience in the payer space as president of Cigna’s Emerging Markets segment, where he expanded market reach to 20 million members through the development of a wholesale channel of independent third-party payers and a new direct channel under the Allegiance brand. Additional Cigna roles included president of Western Region and Select Segment and president of the Southwest and Cigna Medical Group. As CEO of ScottsdalePHO, Jeff led the innovation of a value-based care model delivered by Scottsdale Healthcare, 90 owned primary care physicians, and a 500–member physician IPA with more than 300,000 globally capitated lives achieving a $20 M surplus. Jeff began his career at Aetna in a management rotation program of sales, marketing, underwriting, and managed care disciplines culminating as COO of Aetna Health plans of the Southwest.
Jeff is a graduate of the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business and serves as a director on the boards of Dyper.com and the Boys and Girls Club of Metropolitan Phoenix.
Jeff Terrill
Chief Commercial Officer
Shelly Towns
Chief Marketing Officer
Shelly Towns serves as the Chief Marketing Officer of Marathon Health, where she leads member engagement, b2b marketing, brand management, and communications. Prior to joining Marathon Health in 2017, Shelly spent 12 years in a variety of leadership roles at Angie’s List, including brand strategy, digital marketing, and product management.
Shelly is a graduate of Indiana University and was named to the Forty under 40 class in 2015 and a Woman of Influence in 2016 by the Indianapolis Business Journal. Her prior non-profit board experience includes TechPoint and The United Way where she chaired the marketing committee. Shelly currently serves on the board for the for-profit company Skin Laundry and the Indy Chamber. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Indianapolis and is a proud IPS parent.
Shelly Towns
Chief Marketing Officer
Katie Vicars
SVP, Client Development
Katie Vicars brings more than 20 years of experience to her role as SVP, Client Development for Marathon Health, where she has served in a variety of leadership roles, including account management, operations, and sales. Prior to joining Marathon Health in 2015, Katie spent 20 years at Anthem where she was the chief of staff for the president and CEO as well as an Account Executive for more than 100,000 member lives in public and private sectors.
Katie lives in Indianapolis with her husband and son and serves on the board of directors for The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. She is also a graduate of the Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series and a member of the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana.
Katie Vicars
SVP, Client Development
Heather Weeks
VP, Strategy & Innovation
Heather Weeks leads the Strategy and Innovation division of Marathon Health, where she guides the future state roadmap for new products, services, and partnerships to expand Marathon Health’s omnichannel care delivery model. Heather has a passion for translating large-scale data into actionable solutions for real people. Heather has over 20 years of experience in strategic planning, business transformation, and analytics. She spent 10 years in management consulting with Booz Allen Hamilton and received her MBA from Johns Hopkins University. She loves living in Vermont with her husband, two children, and far too many pets.
Heather Weeks
VP, Strategy & Innovation
Matt Weissert
SVP, Client & Care Team Experience
Matt Weissert serves as the Senior Vice President, Client & Care Team Experience for Marathon Health where he has responsibility for the health center operations and client account management. Prior to joining Marathon Health in 2021, Matt led operations and account management for Hazel Health, a telehealth provider focused on pediatric care within schools. He also oversaw client and care teams for Paladina Health, a privately held direct primary care. Matt has held multiple leadership positions with DaVita Kidney Care, GE Healthcare, and Johnson&Johnson.
He is a military veteran, a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, and has his MBA from the University of West Florida. He currently lives in Charlotte, N.C., with his wife Amy and their two daughters Madelyn and Abigail.
Matt Weissert
SVP, Client & Care Team Experience
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