Please join EO Knoxville and Warren Rustand on February 28th for lunch and inspiration.

The common thread that permeates Warren Rustand's experience is one of vision, strategy, executive leadership and achievement. He has created, led and grown many successful private, public and not for profit entities. He has a passion for family, entrepreneurship, public policy and community.

Warren is the former CEO of Providence Service Corporation, a social services and healthcare company. He was previously Managing Director of SC Capital Partners, an investment banking group. Warren was Chairman and CEO of Rural Metro Corporation, a publicly traded emergency services company. He also served as Chairman and CEO of TLC Vision, the world's largest Lasik eye surgery company.

He has served as a member of the Board of Directors for over 50 public, private and not-for-profit organizations. The range of these organizations is from multi-billion dollar public companies to midsize, early stage and start-ups.

In 1973, Warren was selected as a White House Fellow through a nationally competitive process. He served as Special Assistant to the Secretary of Commerce and co-led the first ever Executive Level Trade Mission to the Soviet Union. He joined the staff of Vice President Ford on the day he was sworn-in. In August 1974, when the Vice President became President, Warren was asked to serve as Appointments Secretary and Cabinet Secretary to the President.

Warren is the co-founder and Dean of Faculty at the Entrepreneurs' Organization's Leadership Academy in Washington DC. Warren is a frequent speaker on subject's of: leadership, business, families and personal development.