Real Stories. Hard-Won Lessons. Ideas That Move Organizations Forward.
Jason Dana Costa has spent nearly thirty years leading mission-driven organizations through their most challenging and consequential moments. His track record is simple and consistent: every organization he has led has grown.
Across six institutions — a whaling museum, a historical society, a diabetes research exchange, community mental health centers, and a healthcare social enterprise — that growth totals more than $56 million in assets, $21 million in operational expansion, and 173 new jobs. He brings that same evidence-based, mission-first approach to every conversation.
Jason is the CEO of Horizon Pharmacy, a social enterprise generating nearly $1.2M annually for nonprofit behavioral health organizations, and the founder of JDC Strategies. He is a published author in national trade publications and a sought-after voice on mission-driven leadership, health equity, and organizational performance.
He is available for podcast interviews, keynote presentations, panel discussions, and organizational events.
Topic Areas
Mission and Margin — They’re Not Opposites
How mission-driven organizations can achieve financial sustainability without compromising their purpose — and why the ones that do are better positioned to serve their communities.
Worth Saving
The leaders and organizations the world writes off as too risky, too broken, or too hard to serve are almost always underinvested rather than lost causes. A talk about what it takes to walk into a broken institution and make it viable.
Leading Through Complexity
Practical frameworks for nonprofit and healthcare executives navigating growth, transition, governance challenges, and organizational turnaround.
Health Equity as a Business Strategy
Why closing care gaps isn’t just a moral imperative — it’s an organizational opportunity.
Pharmacy Innovation & Behavioral Health
How community pharmacies can serve as a critical infrastructure for behavioral health outcomes — and what the data shows about the impact.
Podcast Appearances
Tim Talks: Behavioral Health
Conversation on medication management, mission-driven business, and the future of behavioral health care.
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
JKJ Speaker Series — February 2025
"Jason Costa — Horizon Pharmacy" (36 min)
ASCP RxPerience Podcast
"How Horizon Pharmacy Supports the Mentally Ill and Unhoused" (42 Min)
SureCost Podcast — Fall 2026 (coming soon!)
A conversation on pharmacy purchasing strategy, inventory management, and how operational excellence can advance mission-driven outcomes.
TJM Labs Podcast — Fall 2026 (coming soon!)
A conversation on artificial intelligence in pharmacy operations, practical technology adoption, and keeping people central to the work — inspired by Horizon Pharmacy's implementation of AI-powered workflow tools.
Published Writing
"Medication, Access & Hope: LTC Pharmacies Empower CCBHCs in Behavioral Health"
Rx Insider / Health System & Infusion — Fall 2025
A feature article on how long-term care pharmacies can serve as critical partners for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics — improving medication adherence, reducing hospitalizations, and lowering the total cost of care.
Read online: https://ebook.rxinsider.com/flip-book/37174/2096405/page/68
"How Horizon Pharmacy Cut Costs, Doubled Profits, and Freed Up Capital to Give Back"
SureCost Case Study — RXInsider 20Ways Fall 2026
A detailed case study on how Horizon Pharmacy moved from manual, time-consuming purchasing processes to a data-driven model — reducing cost of goods sold, improving cash flow, doubling profits, and reinvesting operational gains in technology and community benefit, including free behavioral health and substance use services for over 1,000 uninsured Rhode Islanders annually.
Read the case study: https://ebook.rxinsider.com/flip-book/37174/2588624/page/28
Press Coverage
"Horizon Pharmacy President and CEO Jason Dana Costa Featured on RXInsider's 20Ways Fall 2026 Cover"
Horizon Pharmacy News & Insights — August 2026
"From Concept to Practice: Megan McCaskill Shares How Horizon Pharmacy Is Using AI to Help Teams Work Smarter"
Horizon Pharmacy News & Insights — August 2026
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