Joseph J. LaPorta is a highly accomplished and versatile Senior Executive Officer with more than thirty years of broad-based healthcare success within multiple product and service sectors. Leveraging extensive experience cultivating startups, orchestrating turnaround initiatives, and driving mergers, acquisitions and integrations (M&A), Joseph has achieved unprecedented levels of growth for both mid-size businesses to Fortune 50 companies. An entrepreneurial, collaborative, and hands-on leader, Joseph has established a reputation for executing in tough environments.
Currently, Joseph is the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Board Director for Healthcare Linen Services Group,
St. Charles, IL and serves as Chairman for Alliance Physical Therapy, Grand Rapids, MI. Prior to that, he has held leadership roles with companies like, McKesson Corporation, General Electric and private equity owned Flexeon Rehabilitation.
Joseph holds both a Doctorate and Master’s degree in Business Administration and has served as an adjunct professor in the NLU College of Management & Business. He received a Lean Six-Sigma certification as a Black Belt and an Executive Certificate in Execution Leadership from Cornell University. Joseph is the author of best-selling business book, “Focus Beats Brilliance” and was recently recognized as “Top 100 Healthcare Leaders” by the International Forum on Advancements in Healthcare.