About the Author
Joseph D. Haverstick, MBA, CPA
Joseph D. Haverstick served more than sixteen years in the Veterans Health Administration, holding progressively senior financial leadership positions across facility, regional, and national levels.
As VISN Chief Financial Officer, he oversaw financial operations for a multi-state regional network encompassing nine medical campuses, more than forty outpatient clinics, over 17,000 employees, and an annual operating budget exceeding four billion dollars. In national leadership roles, he served as Director of Financial Policy, Oversight, and Training, and in an acting senior executive capacity overseeing enterprise financial governance.
Haverstick is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an MBA in Healthcare Management. He has earned the Certified Government Financial Manager and Certified Fraud Examiner designations. He is a combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
His work focuses on the gap between formally designed governance systems and their ability to produce outcomes in practice.
The Platform
Two Entities. One Framework.
Inside the Work
A research platform and production of Haverstick Advisory & Media LLC that extracts execution patterns from federal oversight findings. Newsletter, podcast, and the analytical framework behind The Gap That Doesn’t Close.
Vetera Analytics
A Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business providing federal financial management advisory services. Five partners—each a current or former VISN CFO, National Director, or Senior Executive. Training and advisory engagements built on the Inside the Work analytical framework.
Views expressed are solely those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of any current or former employer, including the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Platform
Inside the Work is a research platform and production of Haverstick Advisory & Media LLC that extracts execution patterns from federal oversight findings. Newsletter, podcast, and the analytical framework behind The Gap That Doesn’t Close.
Vetera Analytics is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business providing federal financial management advisory services. Five partners—each a current or former VISN CFO, National Director, or Senior Executive. Training and advisory engagements built on the Inside the Work analytical framework.