Ned Schwing
Chairman of the Board
Walter E. “Ned” Schwing, Jr. is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of NextStage Clinical Research and NextStage Clinical Research International (“NCR” companies), the latest in a series of successful business enterprises conceived and created with his brother and business partner, Robert Schwing.
At NCR, a pioneer of the physician-centric clinical research model, Schwing serves as Executive Chairman and oversees every aspect of the businesses, including strategic direction, executive team management, partnership development, and organizational expansion.
Schwing is also the co-founder and Executive Chairman of NextStage Medical, a durable medical equipment company; MedSite Partners, a cardiovascular ASC development and management firm; and Partners Surgical Corporation, a multi-specialty spine and orthopedic-focused ambulatory surgery center company.
In 2010, the Schwings founded National Cardiovascular Partners (NCP), an organization that created, sustained, and grew independent, outpatient cardiac catheterization and vascular labs in a unique partnership with physician entrepreneurs. During his tenure at NCP, the company partnered with Bain Capital, one of the world’s leading private investment firms, to accelerate their growth and increase their operating capacity. By 2014, NCP had a growing national footprint and was acquired by Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA), one of the nation’s largest healthcare conglomerates.
A lifelong entrepreneur, Schwing founded several other successful companies including National Billing Partners, Specialty Therapeutic Care, Physicians Surgical Care, and Southwest Renal Care. Intimately involved in the strategy, development, and overall management of operations, Schwing’s steady stewardship has resulted in consistent and significant increases in investor equity and returns for each endeavor.
Schwing was named the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2010 and was recognized as an Outstanding Entrepreneur by the Texas State House of Representatives in 2011. He is the former chairman and a charter member of the Gulf States Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO); a founding member of the Gulf States Chapter of the World President’s Organization (WPO); and has served on the boards of numerous charitable organizations and educational institutions.
Schwing earned both his bachelor’s degree and MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and is a 2003 graduate of the Owner-President Management Program at the Harvard Business School.
He and his wife Liz live in Houston, Texas, and Bozeman, Montana, and have three adult children.
“At age 6 my father put a shotgun in my hand and took me out into the woods to go hunting. When my son turned 6, I did the same. Although raised and living in the city my whole life, our family always found time in the summers to come out west. 10 years ago my son, who serves in our nation’s military, put a fly rod in my hand. For the past 30 years, my family and I have witnessed the magical and restorative powers of our wilderness and more specifically the western US. Abraham Lincoln once said to the citizens of a battle-weary nation that we must ‘care for him who shall have borne the battle’. I joined Big Sky Bravery because our SOF community makes EVERY sacrifice so that we may enjoy the privilege of personal freedom. For these few men, we owe them EVERYTHING in return. For those that understand the power of God’s creation in the western US, you can then begin to comprehend how powerful these experiences are for these brave men. I am privileged to be a part of BSB.”
