Our CEO talks about his vision, Emerald’s industry leadership and why EHS is one of the best places to work for travel nurses.

Meet Our CEO

Biography of Mark Stagen

 

Mark Stagen is the founder and CEO of Emerald Health Services, one of the nation’s fastest growing healthcare staffing firms. Mr. Stagen founded Emerald in 2002 and the firm provides Travel Nurses to healthcare facilities throughout the nation. Emerald Health Services ranked number 185 in Inc. Magazine's 2007 'Inc. 500 list' in the category of fastest growing companies in the United States and Emerald's revenue growth has exceeded 1,100% since 2002. Additionally, Emerald ranked number 6 on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s list of fastest growing private companies in 2007.
In 2007, Mr. Stagen was awarded Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year award in the Greater Los Angeles region. Mr. Stagen was also selected as one of 30 national Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) finalists from the approximately 300 regional 2007 Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) winners.

 

In 1998, Mr. Stagen co-founded Telecore, a broadband staffing and engineering firm. Telecore was sold to Viasource Communications in 2000 and Mr. Stagen assisted Viasource with their initial public offering in 2001.

 

After graduating from Yale University in 1994, Mr. Stagen began his career as a real estate developer before entering the staffing industry in 1998. Mr. Stagen lives in Los Angeles and is a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO). Mr. Stagen is the founding member, and President, of the National Association of Travel Healthcare Organizations (NATHO).