Advisory Board
Lowell Weil, Jr., DPM
Lowell Weil, Jr., earned his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University. His post-graduate education was done at the Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, where he earned a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine and at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management earning his Master's in Business Administration. He has practiced in Chicagoland since 1996 and started the first Fellowship in Podiatric Reconstructive Surgery. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Weil Foot & Ankle Institute (WFAI) from 2014 - 2023. When he joined the practice in 1996, there were four doctors and three office locations. Under his leadership, the practice grew in the ensuing years and in 2014, there were 16 doctors in the organization. By 2023, the number had grown to 50 doctors, four States, and 300 employees. In 2023, WFAI merged with a equity backed company, Balance Health(BH). Lowell became Executive Chairman and doctors make up a majority of BH ownership. As of 2026, Balance Health has 300+ doctors in eleven states with continued growth on the horizon. Lowell leads all education initiatives for BH and intimately involved with M&A while serving on the Executive Team and Board of Directors.
Throughout his career, Lowell has been known as a leader in foot and ankle surgery internationally. He was the physician representative on the Board of Directors for Memometal(MMI) and served on the Board of Directors of GLW Medical. He has pioneered surgical procedures that have improved the lives of patients worldwide and has several patents. he served as Editor-in-Chief of Foot and Ankle Specialist, the only orthopedic-podiatric combined peer-reviewed Journal. He has lectured in eleven countries on five continents and 32 States.
Michael Derick
Michael Derick is the CEO of Derick Services, LLC, a MSO serving Dermatology Practices in Illinois and Florida. He has worked in the Dermatology sector since 2006. Prior to joining the medical field, Michael was a professional investor at Citadel in Chicago and Basswood Partners in New York City. Michael began his career in Mergers and Acquisitions with JPMorgan, where he specialized in hostile takeovers and defense. Michael is a graduate of The University of Pennsylvania (BA) and Harvard Business School (OPM). Michael lives in Miami Beach with his wife, Dr. Amy Derick, and their three children.
Jacqueline Morris
Jacqueline “Jackie” Morris is a healthcare strategy and corporate development executive with deep experience advising and scaling healthcare organizations. She brings a blend of strategic, financial, and operational expertise to her advisory work, supporting healthcare investors and multi-site provider organizations as they navigate market dynamics, expand services, broaden geographic reach, and enhance operational performance.
Jackie previously served as Chief Strategy & Development Officer at TAG – The Aspen Group, one of the nation’s largest retail healthcare support organizations, providing non-clinical business services to brands including Aspen Dental and WellNow Urgent Care. During her tenure, she led enterprise strategy, helped launch new service lines, expanded into additional areas of retail healthcare, and supported growth from approximately 750 to more than 1,400 locations.
Earlier in her career, Jackie held senior strategy and business development roles at Cardinal Health, naviHealth, and Express Scripts, and worked in investment banking and private equity at JPMorgan, BNP Paribas and The Carlyle Group. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BSBA from Boston University.
Jackie’s multidisciplinary background enables her to provide high-impact advisory guidance to healthcare organizations seeking to elevate care delivery while building resilient, scalable platforms positioned for long-term growth.