Executive Leadership Team

Dave Brown is Monarch’s Chief Information Officer. He has nearly three decades of progressive IT leadership and transformative adoption of technology experience across the healthcare, insurance and financial services industries and has led teams in the development of use-case driven outcomes, focused application development and strategic IT deliveries.

As Chief Information Officer, Dave is responsible for implementing a dynamic and responsive IT strategy in support of Monarch’s vision to help people of all abilities thrive in their homes and communities. 
He provides strategic vision and leadership in the development of Monarch’s population health analytics services, enabling a data-driven approach to health care delivery for the betterment of the people we serve.

Dave is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Economics degree, as well as a Master of Business Administration from Cardinal Stritch University.

He and his wife Cindy live in Matthews with their three daughters: Jenna, Sarah, and Olivia.

In fall 2018, Chris was named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He oversees Monarch’s behavioral health operations statewide, provides clinical and administrative oversite and helps to direct the company’s service expansion strategies.

Chris joined Monarch more than eight years ago. Prior to his current role, he served as Senior Vice President of Operations, Behavioral Health at Monarch and played an integral role in the extensive growth of critical services including open access, outpatient services, psychiatry services, community support teams, Assertive Community Treatment teams (ACTT), psychosocial rehabilitation, peer support, facility-based crisis, 24/7 behavioral health urgent care center, intensive in-home services and Individual Placement and Support (IPS) employment services. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and finance from Winthrop University and earned his Master’s in Health Administration at Pfeiffer University.

Chris lives in Fort Mill with his wife, Courtney, and their children, Jonathan and Ashton.