Mr. Theodore is Founder and Managing Principal at GAOTHARRA LLC, a strategic facility planning, advisory/consulting, and architectural development services firm. Joshua focuses much of his time on building networks, creating a vision to improve market sector delivery, and engaging the right resources to support sustainable health industry growth.

At GAOTHARRA, Mr. Theodore builds teams to strategically pursue partnerships with clients committed to improving community health and wellness, providing bespoke solutions to the toughest challenges health clients face – whether finding funding sources, strategic master planning campuses or designing customer-focused facilities. All of this happens with an emphasis on speed of delivery, collaboration, inspired planning and design. Joshua has honed this craft not only on health projects, but across a portfolio of complex projects – including programs with government agencies, the military, ecclesiastical, and university systems.

Throughout his 35 years in the industry, Joshua developed a broad perspective through master planning and implementing health industry facilities across the USA, the United Kingdom, Middle East and Caribbean. A frequent speaker in the US and abroad, Mr. Theodore has lectured at universities, facilitated panels and presented with clients and partners at programs ranging from local conferences to international forums. Joshua has a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Design, is an Associate Member of the AIA, is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), member of the AHA Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development, is a Fellow with the Health Facility Institute (FHFI), and is an Evidence-Based Design Accredited (EDAC) professional.

Prior to founding GAOTHARRA, Joshua led Health practices and LEO A DALY & Page, worked in management consulting for Metis Associates (now Navigant), and spent time on the health system owner’s side at VHA (now Vizient). A Dallas-native, Joshua is committed to furthering the Texas region as a Health Innovation Hub serving as a mentor and investor with Health Wildcatters.