CEO

Ern Blackwelder joined Onsite Health as CEO in January 2008.

Prior to joining Onsite Health, Mr. Blackwelder served as Senior Vice President at Business Executives for National Security (BENS), where he was responsible for designing and leading the BENS Partnership Program, the nation's leading model for mobilizing businesses to plan and exercise with government in preventing and responding to catastrophic events.  The Partnership began after 9/11 and now encompasses eight regions and includes more than 200 corporations, the U.S. Military, and multiple federal and state agencies. 

Prior to joining BENS, Mr. Blackwelder was Division President of Vivra Specialty Partners, a healthcare services firm that managed physician practices and managed care contracting networks in selected medical and surgical specialties. In addition, Mr. Blackwelder served as Chief Operating Officer and board member of Ars Digita, a venture-backed, open source enterprise software firm.  Mr. Blackwelder started his career at Bain & Company, an international business strategy consulting firm.

Mr. Blackwelder holds a BS from UC Berkeley and an MBA from the Harvard Business School; he has served on several non profit boards and is co-founder of COMPASS, a volunteer organization that matches MBA alumni consulting teams with non profits in the Washington, DC area.  He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland with his wife and three daughters.