Andrew MacPherson

Andrew MacPherson is Founding Principal and Managing Partner and brings over 20 years of expertise in federal and state health care policy and politics to his leadership role at Healthsperien. Andrew co-leads a team of over 50 experts focused on strategic policy development and advocacy efforts for a wide array of clients, including Fortune 100 companies, national health plans, professional associations, issue-based coalitions, health care innovators and start-ups, and national not-for-profit organizations.

Andrew is a recognized expert and has a special emphasis on a number of transformational person-centered health care issues, including the public health challenges of social isolation and loneliness, value-based payment strategies and value-based insurance design (V-BID), and improving advanced illness and end-of-life care delivery in the U.S. He is also deeply engaged in crafting innovative policy solutions for public sector health plans. A sought-after speaker on national health policy and political issues, Andrew regularly presents at a range of national health care conferences and his insights have been featured in leading media outlets such CBS Evening News, The Washington Post, Health Affairs, NPR, InsideHealthPolicy, and more.

Before co-founding Healthsperien in 2013, Andrew served as Director of Government Affairs at Jennings Policy Strategies, Inc., a nationally-recognized health policy and government affairs consulting firm founded and led by Chris Jennings, Former Deputy Assistant for Health to President Clinton and later President Obama. At JPS, Inc., Andrew focused on high-profile health care policy initiatives, including the Obama and Clinton presidential campaigns, the Bipartisan Policy Center’s health reform efforts with former Majority Leaders Baker, Daschle, Dole, and Mitchell, and the Clinton Global Initiative. Andrew also advised a wide range of clients on federal policy, political, and communications strategies during the development, passage, and implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

Earlier in his career, Andrew held advisory positions with the American Psychiatric Association, Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and the Democratic Governors’ Association. Originally from Vermont, Andrew earned a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy from The George Washington University in 2005.