Our Leadership

Real change requires real leaders.

Our roster of seasoned professionals collectively brings more than 150 years of experience in healthcare, communications and government relations — and a shared commitment to patients and physicians.

Spence Taylor, M.D.

Spence Taylor, M.D.

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

A nationally recognized academic physician leader with 30 years of experience as a senior executive, surgeon, professor and researcher. Dr. Taylor served as president of Greenville Health System (now Prisma Health) — the first physician president in the system’s 107-year history — and was the principal developer and Planning Dean of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville.

Jeff Powell

Jeff Powell

President

Leads ILH’s strategic partnerships and solutions with a focus on advancing patient well-being and physician autonomy. He has devoted his career to bringing innovative healthcare technology to patients and physicians, including nearly 20 years with St. Jude Medical and senior leadership roles across the medical-device industry. A graduate of Furman University.

Cortney Owings Easterling

Cortney Owings Easterling

Chief of Staff & Director of Communications

More than 20 years of strategic communications experience across health systems, universities, nonprofits and public leadership. Previously deputy chief of staff at Greenville Health System, she advised on executive and board communications, message development, brand and community engagement.

H. Howell Clyborne, Jr.

Founding Senior Consultant, Communication & Community Affiliations

Former president of the Greenville Health Authority and vice president of Community & Government Affairs and chief of staff for Greenville Health System. He currently serves as director of South Carolina’s Office of Revenue and Fiscal Affairs, with decades of public-service experience including the S.C. House of Representatives.

Jerry Youkey, M.D.

Jerry Youkey, M.D.

Founding Senior Advisor & Managing Consultant

Founding dean of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville and former executive vice president and chief academic officer at Prisma Health/GHS. Co-author of UNBALANCED, he has served on the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the national accrediting body for MD medical schools.

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