Steve Valdiserri

Steve Valdiserri

Founder

Avanti Strategy Group

Traverse City, Michigan

About Steve Valdiserri


Steve Valdiserri is a healthcare operations executive based in Traverse City, Michigan. He spent approximately a decade at VillageMD, one of the country's largest primary care networks, joining as one of its first ten employees and ultimately serving as VP of National Strategies. During that tenure, he developed deep expertise in value-based care operations, attribution management, and payer strategy across Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and commercial plans.
After departing VillageMD, Valdiserri worked as an independent consultant advising digital health and value-based care organizations before founding Avanti Strategy Group in 2025, a healthcare strategy and innovation firm. He concurrently serves as SVP of Operations at Tally, a healthcare AI and automation company focused on the back end of healthcare finance, and at Accurio, which pairs AI-driven automation with human revenue cycle management services. He also serves as a Strategic GTM Advisor at VivaScore, a health intelligence platform.
Valdiserri holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from DePauw University, where he was a four-year varsity football letterman, senior captain, and member of the University Presidential Captain's Council. He completed a certificate in AI in Health Care: From Strategies to Implementation from Harvard Medical School Professional, Corporate, and Continuing Education in October 2025.

Areas of Focus


Value-Based Care OperationsHealthcare Finance AutomationPayer StrategyRevenue Cycle ManagementHealthcare AI Strategy

Career Background


Tally

SVP of Operations

Remote, Washington DC-Baltimore Area

2025 – Present

Accurio

SVP of Operations

Remote, Washington DC-Baltimore Area

2025 – Present

Avanti Strategy Group

Founding Partner

Remote, United States

2025 – Present

VivaScore

Strategic GTM Advisor

2025 – Present

VillageMD

VP of National Strategies

United States

2015 – 2024

Education


DePauw University

Bachelor of Arts, Economics

Greencastle, Indiana

Media


Press


Steve Valdiserri Identifies Three Shifts Reshaping the Back End of Healthcare Finance

The back end of healthcare finance has historically been defined by manual processes, siloed data systems, and reporting volumes that require significant staff time to produce and interpret. Steve Valdiserri, SVP of Operations at Tally and Accurio and Founding Partner of Avanti Strategy Group, has spent the past year working at the intersection of these systems and the AI tools designed to replace or augment them.

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Steve Valdiserri on Fixing What's Broken Before Adding More Tech

On a Monday morning, a healthcare operations lead stared at a dashboard full of red alerts. Reports contradicted each other. Teams were frustrated. Revenue was flat. Leadership wanted answers by Friday.

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Steve Valdiserri Calls for Greater Focus on Healthcare Basics

Healthcare leaders face constant pressure to move faster, adopt new tools, and respond to rising costs. But according to Steve Valdiserri, one of the industry’s most persistent problems is not a lack of innovation but a lack of focus on the basics.

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Steve Valdiserri on Building Discipline in Modern Healthcare

Steve Valdiserri is a Michigan-based healthcare and technology leader known for turning complex systems into clear, workable operations. With more than a decade of experience across value-based care, healthcare analytics, and health technology, his career has focused on execution, discipline, and measurable results.

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Steve Valdiserri: Building Discipline in Modern Healthcare

Steve Valdiserri did not plan on becoming a healthcare leader. But over time, his mix of discipline, data thinking, and operational focus pulled him into the center of one of the most complex industries in the U.S. Today, he is known for helping healthcare and technology companies turn strategy into execution, especially in value-based care.

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Awards & Recognition


Two State Football Championships, Bishop Chatard High School, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2008
Football Awards, DePauw University

Licenses & Certifications


AI in Health Care: From Strategies to Implementation, Harvard Medical School Professional, Corporate, and Continuing Education, October 2025, Credential ID 164056587

Boards & Memberships


University Presidential Captain's Council, DePauw University

Frequently Asked Questions


What does Steve Valdiserri do?

Steve Valdiserri is the Founder of Avanti Strategy Group, a healthcare strategy and innovation firm. He is a healthcare operations executive who also serves as SVP of Operations at Tally and Accurio, and as a Strategic GTM Advisor at VivaScore.

What is Steve Valdiserri known for?

Valdiserri is known for his decade at VillageMD, where he was one of its first ten employees and rose to VP of National Strategies, developing deep expertise in value-based care operations, attribution management, and payer strategy. He has been featured in press headlines discussing healthcare finance, discipline in modern healthcare, and fixing healthcare basics.

Where is Steve Valdiserri based?

Steve Valdiserri is based in Traverse City, Michigan.

Where did Steve Valdiserri study?

Steve Valdiserri earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from DePauw University.

Last updated March 31, 2026