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forward-driving strategies.

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local to global impact.

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Our business is building partnerships to solve
real-world problems.

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Business and policy landscapes are complex and shift with lightening speed. We build strategies and partnerships to drive solutions forward.  

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Opportunities to impact health and wellbeing are at our fingertips  - we have compiled leading experts in social health and wellbeing across public & private sectors in the U.S. and globally to drive those solutions into practice. 

Services

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We work with you and your team to build a full approach to meeting your organizational goals, policy and programmatic objectives, and social impact mission and vision. Connect with us to further explore our approach and services.  

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Systems Impact Planning
& Strategic Counsel

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Expert Policy & Program
Research and Analysis

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Coalition Building
& Advocacy

 Partners

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Deep Experience. Unmatched Expertise. Passion for Impact. 

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Founder & CEO

EDWARD GARCIA, MHS

Federal and global policy expert on social health and wellbeing, public health healthcare financing, and public-private sector solutions. 

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Partner

KRISTI PUTNAM, MS

Former Secretary of Health and Humans Services (AR). Former Deputy Secretary of Health and Family Services (KY). 

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Partner

PAMELA QUALTER, PhD

Professor of Education, Manchester Institute of Education. Global leading researcher of developmental trajectories and outcomes of loneliness in young people.  Social change advocate for structural interventions including school systems inclusivity.

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Partner

RHETT BUTTLE

Founder & CEO, Public Private Strategies. Senior trusted official on business and policy. White House Business Council, global Entrepreneurship Exchange. Aspen Institute. 

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Partner

AMANDA JANOO, PhD

Global economic policy expert. Blending expertise in heterdox economics, industrial policy and participatory democracy. Consultant to governments around the world to advance social and ecological wellbeing through economic systems change. 

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Partner

KRISTI MARTIN, MA, MPA

Senior federal health policy expert. Medicare Part D, IRA, Affordable Care Act development and implementation, and other CMS programs

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Partner

ANDRE NOGUEIRA, PhD

Research Expert, Johns Hopkins University and Brown University. Human-centered approaches for transformational systems design. 

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Partner

ASHLEY GRAY, MPP

Founder & CEO of Onyx Rose Advisors. Medicaid policy, state healthcare strategy, and data systems. 

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Partner

DOUG BROWN, MHS

COO CORMAC. Medicare data systems, program integrity, quality measurement and improvement programs, and HHS program management. 

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SUSAN HAYASHI, PhD

Senior health policy expert. Government public health programs, maternal health, behavioral health, research methods and design. 

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RISA WILKERSON

Executive Director, Healthy Places by Design. National and global expert on community-led, place-based strategies for health and wellbeing.

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Partner

JONAS THOM, PCC, MA

CEO Beechlands Group, LLC. Expert strategic behavioral health operations, Medicaid BH systems, MCOs, health systems, and community providers.

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Partner

DR. MONICA LALLO, Ed.D., M.P.M., M.P.A.

Educator, team strategist, public and community health advocate for improving government and nonprofit services to underserved families.

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Partner

MAUREEN FELDMAN, MS.

National expert in social health and wellbeing focused on social isolation, loneliness, and healthy aging, and coalition building.

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BRIANNA JANOSKI, MPH

Founder and Partner, Ardea Health Solutions. Medicare-Medicaid integration, Medicaid long-term services and supports, and state aging policy and program design expert.

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Partner

AMY M. RIEGEL

Executive Director, Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO). Seasoned leader in affordable housing, homelessness policy, advocacy, cross-sector partnership, and program development.

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Partner

JENNIFER MEUNIER MILLER, MPH

Public health leader with expertise in cross-sector partnerships, accessible communication, and program and policy implementation across behavioral health, disability, and community health systems.

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KARIN VANZANT, MPA

Leader in Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity, known for driving significant ROI and delivering Congressional Testimony on poverty and healthcare strategy. Vice President at Excellent Way Solutions.

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Partner

JENNIFER MESSENGER

Public health practice lead at Metropolitan Group. Narrative change, social and behavior change, collaboration for healthy places and social connection.

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721 Kenyon Street NW, Unit 2

Washington, DC 20010

+1 202-486-7269

EIN: 39-4763874

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