Jon Forte

Jonathan P. Forte, FACHE joined RiverStone Health as President and Chief Executive Officer on January 3, 2023. RiverStone Health provides public health services to Yellowstone County, Montana and offers primary care, dental and behavioral health and at eight locations in Billings, Worden, Bridger and Joliet. RiverStone Health is also home to the Eastern Montana Area Health Education Center and Montana Family Medicine Residency Program, training the next generation of healthcare professionals for Montana.

Prior to his arrival in Billings, Jon was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Choptank Community Health System on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He spent the first decade of his management career serving Veterans in various management roles within the VA Healthcare System.

Jon holds a Master’s in Health Administration, and Bachelor’s in Biology, both from the University of Scranton. He is a recipient of an American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Regent's Award for Early Careerists, as well as an ACHE Distinguished Service Award for Mentoring and Servant Leadership. Jon is Board Certified in Healthcare Management as an ACHE Fellow. He is also certified in Healthcare Leadership for Disasters and Mass Casualty Events through FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

Originally from the Poconos in northeast Pennsylvania, Jon is an avid backpacker, paddleboarder, cyclist, and beekeeper. His true passion is teaching adaptive skiing and other adaptive sports. Jon and his wife Liz, a Certified Nurse Midwife, have three daughters and currently reside in Billings, Montana.