Alan Ayers is Assistant Vice President-Product Development for Concentra Urgent Care, based in Dallas, Texas. Concentra, which is the nation's leading provider of occupational health services in over 300 locations, is offering urgent care services in a growing number of markets.
A consulting veteran of Accenture and the former market research practice of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Ayers has helped consumer product manufacturers and mass merchants become more profitable by applying analytical research to identify consumer behavior, by developing technology solutions to improve operational efficiency, and by fostering brands that create an emotional connection resulting in long-term loyalty. Ayers is a contributor to Consumer Behavior, 10th Edition (2005) and prior consulting engagements include Wal-Mart Stores, Home Depot, McDonald's, Hilton Hotels, Verizon Wireless, and Bank of America.
Alan Ayers' interest in health care began when he co-authored Consumer Driven Health Care (2005), which describes the transformation occurring as consumers become responsible for a greater proportion of their own routine health care expenditures.
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Alan Ayers is Assistant Vice President-Product Development for Concentra Urgent Care, based in Dallas, Texas. Concentra, which is the nation's leading provider of occupational health services in over 300 locations, is offering urgent care services in a growing number of markets.
A consulting veteran of Accenture and the former market research practice of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Ayers has helped consumer product manufacturers and mass merchants become more profitable by applying analytical research to identify consumer behavior, by developing technology solutions to improve operational efficiency, and by fostering brands that create an emotional connection resulting in long-term loyalty. Ayers is a contributor to Consumer Behavior, 10th Edition (2005) and prior consulting engagements include Wal-Mart Stores, Home Depot, McDonald's, Hilton Hotels, Verizon Wireless, and Bank of America.
Alan Ayers' interest in health care began when he co-authored Consumer Driven Health Care (2005), which describes the transformation occurring as consumers become responsible for a greater proportion of their own routine health care expenditures.
As a content advisor to the Urgent Care Association of America, Ayers is actively engaged in the development of thought capital for urgent care professionals as well as a frequent contributor to urgent care conferences and publications.
Ayers earned a Bachelors of Art with Distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was initiated to the Phi Beta Kappa honorary, a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Mississippi where he was recognized as a John N. Palmer Fellow, and a Masters of Accounting from The Ohio State University, where he graduated first in his class.
Ayers has also earned the Project Management Professional (PMP) designation from Project Management Institute and is an FAA-licensed commercial pilot.
Contact Information:
Alan Ayers, Assistant Vice President
Concentra Urgent Care
Dallas, TX
ayersa@sbcglobal.net
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