Julian joined Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company as Partner and Senior Executive Advisor in January 2004. He served as Chairman and CEO of Valitás Health Services, a leading healthcare services provider and a BPOC portfolio company, from January 1997 to May 2002, and served as non-executive Chairman until 2004. Previously, Julian served as Executive Vice President of ARAMARK Corporation and President of ARAMARK's Health and Education Services sector (parent of Valitás, formerly Spectrum Healthcare Services) and as an executive with American Hospital Supply Corporation.

Julian serves or has served on the board of directors of DentalCare Partners, Inc., Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., Living Centers of America, Inc. (NYSE), The MED Group, Medcor Holdings, Inc., Sanford-Brown, Inc., TIDI Products, Valitás Health Services, Inc. and VHA, Inc.

Julian is a 1968 honors graduate of the University of Tulsa with a B.S. degree in economics. He earned an M.B.A. degree, also with honors, from Indiana University in 1970.