Meet Our Leadership

Jim Ward’s unique approach to healthcare and patient advocacy stems from his belief that access to the highest quality healthcare results in greater cost-savings over time. His passion and quest for excellence inspired him to create Patient Advocates in 1995, and set the vision for the company to be a true champion, committed to advancing healthy living and to providing full support throughout a patient’s cycle of care.

Mr. Ward is a graduate of the University of Maine and Boston College School of Law. Mr. Ward has over 35 years of experience in providing risk management services to some of Maine’s most prominent employers. His prior experience included six years with an international consulting firm with the last three years as Vice President. Having owned and operated one of the most successful third-party claims administrators in northern New England, as well as starting the state’s first two Maine owned managed health care companies, Mr. Ward understands the critical underlying operations necessary to provide the proper mix of claims management and employee services.