Bettina Gideon Thomas

Business operations and finance leader with a unique background spanning entrepreneurship, operational finance, HR, technology, and organizational transformation. Founder of a successful healthcare technology company and current Fractional CFO recognized for building scalable systems, strengthening financial operations, and partnering with executive teams to drive growth. Brings an uncommon ability to connect finance, operations, people, and technology to solve complex business challenges while creating the structure organizations need to scale.

MBA, SPHR, CPA Exam Eligible.

Fractional CFO - Scope Med Research

(2025-01)

Clinical Research-Outsourced financial leadership

• Own financial strategy, forecasting, cash management, and executive reporting
• Built a 13-week cash forecast and financial model that extended runway by 6 months.
• Stood up monthly close and KPI dashboards, cutting close time 60% (from 10 days to 4).

Founder & CEO - Serious Health, LLC - Chattanooga → Atlanta

(2018-01)

Home-based care + kinlike.care (caretech subsidiary) · now operates independently

• Launched kinlike.care, the company's caretech subsidiary, and secured a $2.9M contract with the State of Kentucky through CMS.
• Scaled the agency to $6M+ annual revenue in under 3 years, serving 200+ clients.
• Owned budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling
• Negotiated vendor and MCO/payer contracts (BCBS, UnitedHealthcare, Amerigroup, State of TN); secured Medicaid plus NIH / ACL / NIDILRR grants and an NIH SBIR award (2024).

Human Resources & Workforce Finance Leadership - Unum; Tennessee Valley Authority; Booz Allen Hamilton

(2007-01 - 2017-12)

• Ran financial risk assessments and compensation analysis for workforce initiatives spanning 1,200+ employees and $80M+ in payroll.
• Implemented HRIS platforms (Workday, ADP), cutting processing time 40% and improving data accuracy 30%.
• Partnered with executive leadership to develop talent acquisition strategies, recruit high-performing professionals, and align workforce planning with business objectives across a Fortune 500 organization.

Finance Director — Consumer Credit Division - PFCA

(2006-01 - 2007-12)

• Managed revenue cycle on $10M+ in trustee funds and directed a $600K annual divisional budget.
• Secured and administered $1.4M in federal grants; built KPI dashboards and variance reports that improved forecast accuracy to within 5%.

MBA - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (2006-01)

B.S. - Business Administration - Florida A&M University (2004-01)