Dev Warren, CEO Dev Warren is a seasoned entrepreneur and business leader with a remarkable track record spanning over two decades in private equity, venture capital, and corporate development. Throughout his career, he has held various executive positions, including CEO, CFO, Director of Corporate Development, and Accenture Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Process Improvement Director. Most recently as CEO of Ascendant Advisory Group (AAG), Dev has demonstrated exceptional skills in transforming average companies into high-performing entities.
Dev’s approach focuses on developing integrated workplace cultures, prioritizing customer-centricity, and fostering personal investment in company success. Under his leadership, AAG has become a top M&A and consulting firm in the outdoor, defense, and healthcare sectors, with offices in Whitefish, MT, and Los Angeles, CA. His innovative methods for ensuring successful growth, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures have proven highly effective, particularly his unique approach to integrating company cultures and strategic alignment during M&A processes. Beyond his professional achievements, Dev is actively involved in fundraising and support for wounded veterans and outdoor-focused causes for the disabled. He resides in Whitefish, Montana, with his wife, Megan, and their three boys.
Randy King, President
Randy has performed healthcare claims audits for self-funded employers since 1999, and all of the company’s current audit projects are performed under his direction. He has been part of the leadership team since 2003 and has served as president of the company since 2014. With more than 24 years of healthcare experience, Randy has worked with both payers and providers, auditing all national and most regional carriers and third-payer administrators across the country. He has expertise in claims auditing, big data analytics, project management and operations. His experience includes involvement in several government programs for the state of Tennessee, including the start-up of a behavioral care organization. Randy earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, and his bachelor’s degree in Finance, Summa Cum Laude, from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Randy received a Data Analytics Certificate from Cornell University, SC Johnson College of Business.
Felicia Hall, VP of Audits
Felicia has extensive expertise in database management, software design, reporting development, account management, testing and documentation, Felicia brings more than 20 years of experience to her role. Her background includes project management for state and local juvenile justice clients, reporting development for state and government emissions requirements, and programming for a large community health system. Felicia is one of the company’s primary SQL experts, and she manages significant volumes of data, database management and data mining. She also participates in all facets of claims audits to ensure that knowledge gained from the data mining process is utilized throughout the company’s projects. Felicia has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems from Carson-Newman University, Jefferson City, Tenn.