Private family office · Memphis, Tennessee

Capital with an
operator’s perspective.

We invest permanent family capital and operating experience to build durable enterprises across healthcare, technology, consumer finance, and essential services.

Mandate
Long-term ownership
Perspective
Operator-led
Headquarters
Memphis, Tennessee
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The Firm

We are a family of builders investing for the next generation.

Shaheen Strategic Investments was established as a private vehicle for the Shaheen family to acquire, build, and support enduring businesses.

Our point of view comes from decades inside operating companies. We understand the realities of leadership, growth, technology adoption, and disciplined execution because we have lived them.

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Investment Approach

Our investment lens

Patient by design.
Active by nature.

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Permanent perspective

We are not constrained by a conventional fund cycle. Our horizon supports thoughtful decisions and durable value creation.

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Operating discipline

Strategy matters, but execution compounds. We bring practical experience scaling teams, systems, and organizations.

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Aligned partnership

We value trust, accountability, and direct communication with founders, management teams, and strategic partners.

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Portfolio Companies

Selected holdings

Built across sectors.
United by ambition.

Our portfolio reflects the family’s operating experience and conviction across healthcare, financial technology, software, and essential consumer services.

9 Figures

Of enterprise value created in the market

37+

Years of behavioral healthcare leadership

13

Hospitals built across eight states

23+

Markets reached through platform expansion

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Institutional Partnerships

Partner with the portfolio

Scale is built through the right relationships.

We are continually seeking distribution, strategic, and institutional partners who can help our portfolio companies expand their reach, accelerate adoption, and create durable enterprise value.

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Leadership

The Shaheen family

Experience across generations.

Four distinct operating perspectives aligned around long-term ownership, disciplined growth, and responsible stewardship.

Jim Shaheen

Founder & Chairman

Jim Shaheen

Jim founded Shaheen Strategic Investments after more than 37 years building and leading behavioral healthcare organizations.

Profile

Jim currently serves as CEO and a Board Member of New Season. Previously, he founded Strategic Behavioral Health, which grew from inception to 13 hospitals across eight states with revenues approaching $200 million.

He chairs the UT Health Science Center College of Medicine Board of Visitors and serves on the boards of the Jason Foundation, the JC Runyon Foundation, and the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare Education and Research Foundation.

Niki Shaheen

Philanthropy & Education

Niki Shaheen

Niki is the Founder and President of the JC Runyon Foundation and an accomplished educator and author.

Profile

Since 2010, the JC Runyon Foundation has provided more than $700,000 in tuition support to students affected by behavioral health disorders.

Niki spent 18 years in education and is the author of Finding Kelly Albright. She holds a master’s degree in Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Memphis.

James T. “JT” Shaheen III

Entrepreneur & Operator

James T. “JT” Shaheen III

JT builds and scales companies at the intersection of disciplined operations, consumer services, and applied technology.

Profile

As a founding member and former President of Southern Roofing & Renovations, JT helped scale the company from a local startup into a residential roofing platform operating in more than 23 markets.

He later founded JS Software Services and ADB Technologies. He completed MIT Sloan Executive Education’s Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy program and was named to the Memphis Business Journal’s 2025 40 Under 40 class.

Jacob Shaheen

Behavioral Health Executive

Jacob Shaheen

Jacob is the Founder and CEO of Falcon Behavioral Services, an outpatient behavioral healthcare provider.

Profile

Previously, Jacob served as Director of Business Development for UltraGroup, where he helped implement a referral-development program across more than 50 sites nationwide.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration from Auburn University and an MBA from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

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Partnership begins with alignment.

For investment, operating, and strategic partnership inquiries, connect with Shaheen Strategic Investments.