Greg Starbird

Greg Starbird is a pioneer and leader in distributing goods and services to broad populations. He has deep, long-term involvement in multi-unit and franchised enterprises since 2003; millions of people have purchased goods or services through enterprises he has started, run, and/or closely advised. His work has included:

• Instigating the launch of networks of medical clinics in multiple countries

• Constructing customized What-If tools for entrepreneurs and investors/funders, dynamically interrelating 100+ factors distilled from each business in question

• Creating playbooks in five different industries, used by entrepreneurs replicating successful business models

• Driving efficiency and innovations through an award-winning network of medical clinics

• Attracting corporate and philanthropic funding to innovations in downstream distribution

• Bridging valuable technologies and business methods into new environments

• Unit-level profitability

• Non-profit / for-profit hybrids

• Etc.

Greg runs Starbird Consulting LLC, which he founded in 2016.

Prior to founding Starbird Consulting in 2016, he served as CEO of The HealthStore Foundation, an award-winning organization whose CFW franchise network in Kenya has served over 5,000,000 people with life-saving primary care.

In addition to his extensive work in Kenya, Greg played key roles in developing and launching healthcare businesses in Ghana (2005-2006), Rwanda (2007-2011), and the DR Congo (2012-2014). The Ghanaian and Rwandan networks have received large-scale corporate funding and have signed Public-Private Partnerships with their respective countries’ Ministries of Health. Mr. Starbird also briefly advised a fourth healthcare enterprise in Guatemala that was then acquired by a local pharmaceutical company.

In recent years, Greg and Starbird Consulting have worked closely with Miller Center to create social enterprise “playbooks” used to train dozens of entrepreneurs around the world in last-mile distribution (2017), minigrids (2018/2020), retail optical care (2019), and agricultural value chain businesses (2020). Through Starbird Consulting, Greg has also worked with clients who are stimulating lending to base-of-the-pyramid entrepreneurs, improving access to services in urban slums, replicating businesses in new geographical regions, and organizing programs for multi-unit retail entrepreneurs seeking to scale their networks.

Prior to everything mentioned above, Greg was involved distributing high-quality private education in public elementary schools in Southern California (2003-2005).

Greg lives in Ashland, Oregon with his two children and their dog Daizy. When he’s not working with clients, you can find him running mountain trails, studying the guitar, and playing in Ultimate frisbee tournaments.