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Rob Jardeleza

Chief Executive Officer at Beacon Behavioral Partners

Austin, TX

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Why they matter

Newly installed CEO driving Beacon's active behavioral health roll-up M&A pipeline while sponsor Latticework Capital reportedly preps a sale — a first call for platform diligence.

Background

Rob Jardeleza is CEO of Beacon Behavioral Partners, a Plano, Texas-based physician-driven network of independent psychiatric practices backed by Latticework Capital Management. He joined Beacon in 2024 as COO and was promoted to CEO in July 2026 as founder Sean Wendell moved to Executive Chairman. A U.S. Naval Academy graduate with a 25-year healthcare operating career, he previously founded and ran Partners First Cardiology (backed by Varsity Healthcare Partners), served as COO of the Bain Capital-backed National Cardiovascular Partners, and was President of BPL Plasma.

Notable deals

  • 2020
    Founded and served as CEO of Partners First Cardiology, which received a growth equity investment from Varsity Healthcare Partners to consolidate cardiology practices across the Southwest
  • 2026
    Promoted from COO to CEO of Beacon Behavioral Partners, with founder Sean Wendell moving to Executive Chairman
  • 2026
    Led Beacon's partnership with 17-location platform Pure Psychiatry, marking the company's first entry into Michigan and Ohio

Call-prep brief

Background

  • CEO of Beacon Behavioral Partners since July 2026; joined as COO in 2024
  • 25-year healthcare operating executive; U.S. Naval Academy graduate
  • Prior: Founder/CEO of Partners First Cardiology (Varsity Healthcare Partners-backed, 2020); COO of National Cardiovascular Partners (Bain Capital platform sold to Fresenius, 2014); President of BPL Plasma; SVP Operations at Surgical Care Affiliates

Current Focus

  • Scaling Beacon's national network of independent psychiatric practices via physician partnerships rather than outright buyouts
  • Just closed Beacon's first Michigan/Ohio entry (Pure Psychiatry, 17 locations, Jul 2026) and first Georgia entry (ARPCC, Aug 2026)
  • Positioning the company for its next chapter following Sean Wendell's move to Executive Chairman

What He Cares About

  • Frames Beacon explicitly as "physician-first," preserving clinical autonomy while providing back-office scale
  • Operational integration discipline, drawing on his build/scale background across cardiology and plasma platforms

Recent Moves & Sensitivities

  • Sponsor Latticework Capital Management was reported (Nov 2025) to be prepping Beacon for a sale — a live process could shape how openly he discusses strategy or introduce timing constraints
  • He is roughly a month into the CEO seat and may defer some strategic questions to the Board/Executive Chairman
  • His prior platforms (Partners First Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Partners) both involved PE-backed consolidation and eventual exits — useful precedent for framing the conversation

Questions to Ask

  1. Where is Beacon in its ownership/sale timeline with Latticework, and how does that affect the CEO transition?
  2. What's the playbook for physician retention/equity rollover in deals like Pure Psychiatry and ARPCC?
  3. Which specialties or geographies (TMS, Spravato, interventional psychiatry) does he see as the next platform bolt-on priority?

Outreach draft

Subject
Congratulations on Beacon Behavioral Partners CEO Role
Hi Rob, Congratulations on stepping into the CEO seat at Beacon Behavioral Partners — following Sean's run, and closing the Pure Psychiatry and ARPCC partnerships within your first month, is a strong signal of where you're taking the platform. I lead healthcare investing at [Firm Name], and we've been closely tracking the psychiatric practice consolidation space. I'd value 20 minutes to hear how you're thinking about Beacon's next phase of growth — geographic priorities, specialty mix, and physician partnership structure — and to share some perspective from other platforms we've looked at in the space. Would you have time for a call in the next couple of weeks? Best, [Your Name]

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