Executive and Leadership Coach • Vistage Chair
Thomas Dunn knows how lonely the top job can feel. He has held it—and now helps other leaders carry its weight.
After 15 years in healthcare leadership, the CEO of Sinus and Nasal Specialists of Louisiana shifted into executive coaching in 2025. He had guided the Baton Rouge specialty practice through growth that culminated in an acquisition and helped establish COVID-19 vaccine operations at Pennington Biomedical during the pandemic.
His next chapter centers on the people making those decisions. As a Vistage chair, Dunn launched a Baton Rouge CEO peer group, creating space for business owners to challenge assumptions, strengthen accountability and learn from one another.
He also serves on the leadership teams of Grow with the Alliance and First Tuesday, connecting businesses with advisers, fellow owners and nonprofit volunteer opportunities.
The South Carolina native has chosen Baton Rouge as the place to raise his family and invest his experience. His measure of progress is personal: whether someone leaves a conversation seeing a possibility in themselves that they could not see when they walked in.
My professional philosophy: “The ultimate unlock for a leader is awareness of two things: the internal stories running their behaviors and the thing they do better than anyone else.”
Something my colleagues would be surprised to learn: “I used to train dogs in obedience. Not sure who sits still better, them or the CEOs I work with today.”
