Meet the team
The firm is led by Founder Tom Koutsoumpas, who has decades of experience as a leader in the health care field and is a national expert on health system transformation with a special emphasis on advanced illness and hospice.
Managing Partners Andrew MacPherson and Ray Quintero, as well as Senior Partner and President of Healthsperien X, Jeanne De Sa, and Partner Eddie Garcia round out the leadership team with decades of substantive health care industry, government, association and policy experience and expertise on a wide variety of issues. Our broader team includes dozens of talented individuals with varied and complementary backgrounds in law, public policy, business, economics, public health, operations, and strategic communication.
Healthsperien’s culture is built on a foundation of core values: accountability, collaboration, communication, creativity, honesty, and respect. We are proud to demonstrate these values within our team and with our clients.
Together, we believe in the importance of innovation and partnerships in shaping a future health care system that addresses the goals of improved access, lower costs and high-quality care, especially for those most vulnerable.
Jeanne De Sa
Senior Partner & President of Healthsperien X
Edward Garcia III
Partner
Patrick J Kennedy
Partner
Tomas Bednar
Senior Vice President and Counsel
Brian W. Lindberg
Vice President, Health and Aging Policy
John Richardson
Vice President
Meg Wallace
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Wendy O’Brien
Director of Operations
Debbie McCarron
Deputy Director
Abigail Gadbois
Senior Policy Analyst
Victoria Russo
Policy Analyst
Shiven Bhardwaj
Policy Fellow
Farrin Saba
Partnerships Associate
Ava Walderman
Communications Associate
Partnership Staff
Healthsperien proudly supports a variety of non-profit organizations through staffing, subject matter expertise, and administrative service agreements. These staff members are contracted to work solely for the benefit of the organizations they serve.
J Cameron Muir, MD
Senior Advisor
Jillian Racoosin
Executive Director
Abigail Barth
Research and Innovation Program Manager
Morgan Marler
Program Innovation and Implementation Manager
Matt Wilkinson
Communications Manager
Shannon Vyvijal
Communications & Programming Coordinator