Shane Jackson
Get To Know Shane
Shane Jackson leads Jackson Healthcare and is the primary guiding force for its mission of improving the delivery of patient care and the lives of everyone it touches. Under his leadership, the organization has been named by Forbes as one of America’s largest private companies, appeared on Fortune’s list of the nation’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, and received both national and global recognition as an Inspiring Workplace. Backed by its associate workforce and tens of thousands of clinician providers covering all 50 states, Jackson Healthcare helps healthcare facilities across the country serve more than 10 million patients each year.
As an advocate for the power of business leaders as a positive force for people and the community, Shane is an engaging storyteller who frequently speaks and writes on the topics of intentionally creating and nurturing values-based cultures and leveraging influence to do good in the world. In 2018, he published his first book, Fostering Culture: A Leader’s Guide to Purposely Shaping Culture, chronicling his philosophy on workplace culture. He also serves as a contributor to media outlets, including Forbes and Fast Company, and is a frequent guest on podcasts focusing on leadership and business.
In 2024, he became an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Southeast winner. He also has been recognized multiple years on Staffing Industry Analysts’ Staffing 100, a list of the top North American leaders shaping the industry and influencing the workforce solutions ecosystem; appeared on Georgia Trend Magazine’s Georgia 500; received the Jerry Noyce Executive Health Champion award from the Health Enhancement Research Organization; and been named to the inaugural Corporate Citizenship Awards from the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
Shane is co-founder of the leader-led goBeyondProfit business initiative that promotes the belief that businesses can – and should – have a profound and positive impact on the lives of others. He earned an MBA from Emory University and BBA from Harding University.