Phillip Berry

CEO
Phillip Berry is Founder and CEO of Northwind Pharmaceuticals. A graduate of Butler University, he has served on the board of advisors for the College of Business and is an active Butler alum.

Driven by a desire to transform businesses and communities through creative problem-solving, Phil leads the strategic vision of Northwind. His commitment to improving population health reaches beyond the workplace to creating positive health outcomes for underserved groups in his home town of Indianapolis and globally.

Phil has served as board Vice President for Gennesaret Free Clinics and as a member of the board of directors for Timmy Global Health. A graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program through Babson College, he went on to serve as a Business Advisor to that program and a mentor to other entrepreneurs.

Phil currently serves as a Board Member for the National Association of Worksite Health Centers.

An active blogger on healthcare and business topics, Phil has authored three books: Nexus of Care, Stones Across the River, and Every Day is Gameday.

Phil is based in Indianapolis and offices out of Northwind's headquarters at the former St. Bernadette’s Church and School.

Featured Articles

Healing is More Than The Practice of Medicine

Phillip Berry | Oct 18th, 2014
Does anyone else hate to go into a doctor’s office, step up to the sliding window to deal with the apparently overworked person sitting behind the desk, fill out the same form asking the same questions with answers that must surely be sitting in some database somewhere only to be directed back to the big … more »
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Great Leaders Foster Great Thinking

Phillip Berry | Oct 14th, 2014
The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts.                                                                                                    – C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man In 1943, C.S. Lewis wrote The Abolition of Man, a reactive criticism to a textbook written by two other British educators. In the first chapter, Lewis argues that these writers are … more »
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Your Employees, Their Health, Their Choices

Phillip Berry | Oct 13th, 2014
This week, I had the opportunity to attend the 2014 Indiana Health & Wellness Summit held in downtown Indianapolis. It was an interesting gathering of corporate benefits folks, brokers, vendors and experts. As I sat through the two day event, a common thread rang loudly through the halls: Want to be the best you can … more »
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Create Raving Fans NFL Style

Phillip Berry | Oct 6th, 2014
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of taking my family to see the Indianapolis Colts play football against the Baltimore Ravens in Lucas Oil Stadium here in Indianapolis. As we sat among 65,000 screaming strangers, I was amazed at the energy and enthusiasm all of these people displayed for their home team. Most had no financial … more »
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The “Buck” Stops Here, But So Can Innovation

Phillip Berry | Oct 3rd, 2014
“The Buck Stops Here” is an expression originated in the game of poker that refers to passing responsibility for dealing to another player. Harry Truman made the expression famous by keeping a sign on his desk to confirm that the President has to make the decisions and accept responsibility for those decisions. For leaders, the … more »
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6 Steps to Jump-Start Momentum

Phillip Berry | Sep 30th, 2014
Do you ever have those days when it feels like you are “spinning your wheels”? For whatever reason, you’re just not getting any forward motion. Profession doesn’t matter, this happens to everyone. Momentum is a curious the thing. You see it in sports events all the time. Two teams meet in competition and for some … more »
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