Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> November 11, 2003
FLETCHER JAY MCCUSKER has served as Providence Service Corporation's
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer since the
company was founded in December 1996. Prior to founding the company, Mr.
McCusker served as Executive Vice President of Youth Services
International, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed company that provided private
institutional care for at-risk youth, from July 1995 until December
1996. From September 1992 until July 1995, he served as Chief Executive
Officer of Introspect Healthcare Corporation, a closely held multi-state
behavioral health provider. In 1983, Mr. McCusker co-founded a mental
healthcare company, Century healthcare, which was sold to New York Stock
Exchange-listed Columbia Healthcare in 1992. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a brief history and quick overview ofProvidence Service?
Mr. McCusker: Our company was started in 1997 by myself and two
colleagues who are still with the