# Kari O'Rourke

> Kari O'Rourke is a nurse practitioner turned healthcare operator and the chief executive of Brightline. Her career has moved from neonatal intensive care to scaling MinuteClinic, Landmark Health, Cortica and Imagine Pediatrics, with a consistent focus on coordinating complex care around patients and families. At Brightline, she is leading a hybrid pediatric mental health model built around evaluation, treatment, parent support and measurable outcomes.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Brightline
- **Organizations:** Brightline, Imagine Pediatrics, Cortica, Landmark Health, CVS Health, MinuteClinic
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Master of Science in Family Practice Nursing, University of Missouri-Kansas City
- **Known for:** Directed the opening of more than 300 MinuteClinic centers across the Midwest., Helped scale Landmark Health from five markets to 18 while overseeing approximately 2,000 clinicians and support staff., Held chief operating officer roles at Landmark Health and Cortica before becoming president of Imagine Pediatrics.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Began as a neonatal intensive care nurse, then became a certified family nurse practitioner.
- **2015-2017** — Served as an area director at CVS Health and helped open more than 300 MinuteClinic centers across the Midwest.
- **2018-2021** — Advanced through regional and national leadership at Landmark Health.
- **2021-2022** — Served as Landmark Health's chief operating officer, helping expand the model from five markets to 18 and overseeing roughly 1,900 to 2,000 clinicians and operators.
- **2022-2023** — Joined Cortica as chief operating officer to scale its integrated pediatric neurobehavioral care model.
- **2023-2025** — Served as president of Imagine Pediatrics, working on virtual, in-home and interdisciplinary care for children with special healthcare needs.
- **2025** — Named CEO of Brightline, effective December 2, while co-founder Naomi Allen moved to executive chair.
- **2026** — Set out a strategy centered on hybrid care, measured outcomes and a coordinated Family Mental Health Home.

## Achievements

- Directed the opening of more than 300 MinuteClinic centers across the Midwest.
- Helped scale Landmark Health from five markets to 18 while overseeing approximately 2,000 clinicians and support staff.
- Held chief operating officer roles at Landmark Health and Cortica before becoming president of Imagine Pediatrics.
- Became Brightline's chief executive on December 2, 2025.
- Built a career spanning acute, post-acute, ambulatory, urgent, specialty, virtual and in-home care settings.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Outlined Brightline's Family Mental Health Home strategy and hybrid-care agenda in a 7wire Ventures interview.
- **2026-06** — Brightline expanded its executive leadership team, adding senior operating, growth, finance, people and product leadership.
- **2026-04** — Brightline opened a pediatric mental health clinic in White Plains, New York, extending its in-person network.
- **2025-12** — Began serving as Brightline CEO on December 2, 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://www.brightline.com/about-us/leadership/kari-orourke/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kari-o-rourke-65537853
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/hellobrightline
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellobrightline/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hellobrightline/

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Last updated: 2026-09-27