Policy and strategy leadership, without the learning curve.
Most healthcare and technology organizations discover they need policy and public affairs expertise at the moment it is most expensive to acquire – mid-transaction, mid-rulemaking, or mid-crisis. I step in with the function, the judgment, and the relationships already built.
How I work with organizations
Engagements are scoped to the decision in front of you.
Fractional policy, government, & public affairs leadership
Including for companies that need a senior leader but not yet a full department. Or an interim leader. I can build the function from the ground up, including the market intelligence process, the regulatory agenda, advocacy strategy, and the communications cadence.
Regulatory risk & opportunity assessment
A structured read of the legislative and regulatory landscape as it applies to your specific product, market, and revenue model. Delivered as a board-ready briefing with the strategic implications made explicit, not left as an exercise for the reader.
Policy-informed product & growth strategy
Connecting federal, state directives, and regulatory movement to product roadmaps, partnership decisions, and go-to-market timing. Anticipating disruption rather than absorbing it.
Investor support
Regulatory diligence and post-close positioning for investors and strategic acquirers in healthcare. I have built strategy under private equity and public company ownership and understand what sponsors need to see.
Board advisory & director service
Independent director and advisory board service, with particular depth in cyber-risk oversight, regulatory exposure, succession planning, and governance infrastructure. NACD CERT certified in cyber-risk oversight. Member of Private Directors Association (PDA) and Women Business Leaders (WBL) in healthcare.
Executive & board education
Briefings and working sessions that bring leadership teams current on relevant policy issues from states, Congress, and the Administration. Examples of topics include AI regulation, data interoperability, cybersecurity, digital health, Medicare, and Medicaid. Intelligence framed around what it means for your business on your timeline.
Speaking
Conferences and other communication channels. Thought leadership.
Who I work with
- Healthcare and health IT companies, from growth stage to public
- Investors and portfolio company leadership
- Payers, providers, and healthcare data organizations
- Industry associations and non-profit healthcare organizations
- Federal health agencies and their research partners
- Boards seeking a director with strategy and governance depth
Proven Impact
A sample of outcomes from prior engagements and executive roles.
Client Financial Impact
Generated for ViPS (now GDIT) through a strategic partnership recommendation and targeted market research that strengthened the product roadmap.
First Policy Function
Established and scaled Change Healthcare’s first dedicated health policy and government affairs function, directing a team across three divisions.
Directives & Standards
Supported AHRQ and ONC policy research portfolios that directly informed federal healthcare directives and advanced national data standards.