about ray
Ray Mays is a veteran executive who has founded, and oversees, multiple successful business ventures.
A former United States Marine Corps Officer, Ray serves as Chief Executive Officer at Eye Centers of Tennessee (ECOTN), the Upper Cumberland’s leading eye care provider. Ray has been with ECOTN since 1998, and during his tenure, the company has experienced sustained growth while consistently delivering the highest quality patient care. Today, Ray manages a team of 13 physicians and a professional support staff of more than 125 employees across nine Tennessee locations — Crossville, Cookeville (2), Jamestown, McMinnville, Byrdstown, Livingston, Pikeville, and Sparta — as well as an ambulatory surgery center that performs over 3,000 procedures annually.
A former United States Marine Corps Officer, Ray serves as Chief Executive Officer at Eye Centers of Tennessee (ECOTN), the Upper Cumberland’s leading eye care provider. Ray has been with ECOTN since 1998, and during his tenure, the company has experienced sustained growth while consistently delivering the highest quality patient care. Today, Ray manages a team of 13 physicians and a professional support staff of more than 125 employees across nine Tennessee locations — Crossville, Cookeville (2), Jamestown, McMinnville, Byrdstown, Livingston, Pikeville, and Sparta — as well as an ambulatory surgery center that performs over 3,000 procedures annually.
In addition to his Chief Executive role at ECOTN, Ray is the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Eye Centers of Tennessee Foundation, an organization that supports education initiatives across the Upper Cumberland. Ray is also the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Upper Cumberland Entrepreneurial Foundation, which promotes and sustains a regionwide entrepreneurial ecosystem.
When he’s not contributing to high-quality health outcomes or propelling entrepreneurial ventures forward, Ray is the Chief Manager of RKB Group, a collection of enterprises operating in the healthcare, real estate development, and property management industries.
In addition to his Chief Executive role at ECOTN, Ray is the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Eye Centers of Tennessee Foundation, an organization that supports education initiatives across the Upper Cumberland. Ray is also the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Upper Cumberland Entrepreneurial Foundation, which promotes and sustains a regionwide entrepreneurial ecosystem.
When he’s not contributing to high-quality health outcomes or propelling entrepreneurial ventures forward, Ray is the Chief Manager of RKB Group, a collection of enterprises operating in the healthcare, real estate development, and property management industries.