FinThrive Names Sam Meckey CEO

Meckey succeeds Hemant Goel, who retired after more than five years leading the healthcare revenue management provider and remains on its board.

Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in People

FinThrive, a healthcare revenue management SaaS provider backed by Clearlake Capital Group, has appointed Sam Meckey as Chief Executive Officer and a member of its Board of Directors. Meckey succeeds Hemant Goel, who retired as President and CEO and remains on the board.

Why it matters

The appointment places a leader with prior experience at Optum, UpHealth and EXLService in charge of a company that serves the healthcare revenue cycle. Goel's continued board role is intended to support an orderly leadership transition.

The announcement sets out Goel's tenure of more than five years as CEO and his 40-year career in healthcare information technology, against Meckey's 25 years of healthcare technology leadership and 14 years at Optum. The filing does not disclose financial performance or revenue figures for FinThrive.

The players

FinThrive

FinThrive is a healthcare revenue management SaaS provider backed by private equity sponsor Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.

Sam Meckey

Meckey is a former U.S. Navy pilot and commissioned officer who holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and previously led Optum Global Solutions.

Hemant Goel

Goel is a healthcare information technology executive with a 40-year career who led FinThrive for more than five years before retiring.

The details

FinThrive officially announced that Sam Meckey will serve as CEO and join the board, with Goel remaining on the board to work alongside him. Meckey previously served as President of WestCX, Chief Executive Officer of UpHealth, and Executive Vice President and Head of Healthcare at EXLService Holdings, and as President of Optum Global Solutions.

Goel led FinThrive as President and CEO for more than five years before retiring.
FinThrive announced Meckey's appointment as CEO on November 6, 2026.

Market Landscape

Meckey's background spans Optum, UpHealth and EXLService, reflecting the consolidation of healthcare revenue cycle services among large operators and private equity-backed providers. His appointment places that operating experience at FinThrive as it competes in the healthcare revenue management market.

For customers and healthcare providers using FinThrive's revenue management software, the leadership change does not by itself alter existing contracts or service terms. Any effect on pricing or product availability has not been announced.

The takeaway

Leadership transitions at private equity-backed companies often pair a new chief executive with a departing leader who stays on the board, as FinThrive has done here. Readers tracking the company should watch for any strategic announcements under Meckey's tenure.