Gavin McDermott

Gavin McDermott is a Managing Director in Kaufman Hall’s Financial Planning and Data Analytics practice. He has a decade of experience as a capital markets, strategic planning, and financial planning advisor. Mr. McDermott’s capital markets transactional work includes a wide range of public and private financings, with issuers ranging from single-site hospitals to national health systems. He is experienced in a variety of financing structures, including fixed and variable rates, demand bonds, private placements, advanced refunding’s, letters of credit, and standby bond purchase agreements. His capital markets strategy work includes helping healthcare executives develop policies and procedures to support portfolio-driven decision making, utilizing various corporate risk management strategies.

Mr. McDermott also is responsible for assisting healthcare leaders in the development of strategic and financial plans. This work includes advising on business case planning for specific capital investments, partnership facilitation, multiyear financial plans, and capital allocation processes. His experience spans work with specialty hospitals, physician groups, standalone community hospitals, academic hospitals, and multistate systems.

Prior to joining Kaufman Hall, Mr. McDermott worked at an asset and liability management firm specializing in balance sheet optimization for not-for-profit hospitals and health systems. He is a CFA^® charterholder and has a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan.