Ty Richardson is a business leader in Dallas, Texas, with 25 years of experience in the healthcare
industry. Mr. Richardson began his healthcare career in 1987 with Kindred Healthcare (formerly
Vencor), which currently boasts $6 billion in annual revenues. During his tenure at Kindred
Healthcare, he was responsible for market feasibility, acquisitions, and development activities for
the company, participating in the startup of 15 acute care facilities. In 1994, Mr. Richardson
founded Specialty Healthcare Services, Inc. The startup company grew from no revenues to $76
million in revenues by 2002. The company was purchased by Kindred Healthcare in 2002 and
consists of 8 acute care hospitals and 3 management facilities. Mr. Richardson is currently the
Founder and CEO of Purepell, a nationwide medical company. In addition, he is part of the
Owners Advisory Group for the Dallas Stars, a professional hockey team in the National
Hockey League. Mr. Richardson has participated in mission activities in the Amazon, Romania,
and Mexico.

Ty Richardson has been married to Sharon for 44 years and has eight children together. Three
of their eight children were adopted from Ukraine in the last five years. They also have 14
grandchildren. Ty has served on numerous for-profit and not-for-profit boards. Ty’s personal
interest is aviation. He has been a licensed pilot for the last twenty years and flies for fun.