Quint Studer

Quinton D. Studer (born 1951) is a Pensacola, Florida businessman and philanthropist, known as the co-owner of the minor league baseball team the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and as the CEO and founder of the private health care consulting company, Studer Group.

Early life and family

Studer was born in 1951 in LaGrange, Illinois to working class parents. He had partial deafness and a speech impediment. He attended University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and eventually earned master's degree in special education. He worked as a special education teacher for 10 years. After attending counseling for alcoholism, his work with teens with drug and alcohol problems led to his entry into the healthcare field.

Studer's wife, Mary P., known as "Rishy", worked at Studer Group. They have 5 children and 6 grandchildren.

Career

Early career

Following his graduation from college in 1973, Studer spent ten years as a special education teacher at George S. Parker High School in Janesville, Wisconsin and Harvard High School in Harvard, Illinois. After attending counseling for alcoholism, Studer began to work with teens with drug and alcohol problems, which led to his entry into the healthcare field in 1984. In 1987, he became director of marketing for Mercy Hospital in Janesville, Wisconsin. He later served for three years as senior vice president of business development for the hospital.