Centerstone

Nashville, Tennesseecenterstone.org1expert edge

A national behavioral health nonprofit and addiction treatment provider that merged with Brightli in 2025 to form the largest nonprofit behavioral health organization in the U.S.

Why interesting to a deal team

C.J. Davis becomes CEO January 2027; 30+ years behavioral health leadership; deep M&A and operational scaling expertise relevant to large multi-state platform consolidation.

Experts connected to this company

C.J. DavisCEO-elect, becomes CEO January 2027

C.J. Davis

Chief Executive Officer

Centerstone

FounderNashville

Davis has executed 25+ behavioral health mergers and now runs a $1B+ nonprofit platform, making him a key relationship for anyone underwriting sector consolidation or M&A.

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centerstone.org/news-events/news/dr-c-j-davis-named-ceo-of-centerstone-ushering-in-next-era-of-national-growth-and-innovation
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beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-news/centerstone-brightli-merge-to-form-largest-us-behavioral-health-nonprofit
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centerstone.org

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