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.
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Jeanne De Sa
Senior Partner & President of Healthsperien X
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Edward Garcia III
Partner
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Patrick J Kennedy
Partner
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Tomas Bednar
Senior Vice President and Counsel
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Brian W. Lindberg
Vice President, Health and Aging Policy
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John Richardson
Vice President
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Brian Litten
Senior Advisor
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Meg Wallace
Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
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Debbie McCarron
Associate Vice President, External Affairs
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Wendy O’Brien
Director of Operations
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Chamiere Greenaway
Senior Policy Director
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Ethan McChesney
Policy Director
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Victoria Russo
Associate Policy Director
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Abigail Gadbois
Senior Policy Analyst
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Mosalewa Ani
Policy Analyst
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Allison Hamburger
Policy Analyst
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Rachel Jordan
Policy Analyst
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Shiven Bhardwaj
Pharmacy Policy & Business Advisor
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Aryan Shokrollah Shirazi
Pharmacy Policy & Business Fellow
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Vassilis Koutsoumpas
Policy & Business Fellow
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Elizabeth Larky-Savin
Policy Intern
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.
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J Cameron Muir, MD
Senior Advisor
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Jillian Racoosin
Executive Director
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Abigail Barth
Associate Program Director
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Matt Wilkinson
Communications Director
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Morgan Marler
Program Innovation and Implementation Manager
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Quinten Lyons
Policy Associate
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Shannon Vyvijal
Communications & Programming Coordinator
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Deborah Shoola
Social Connection Fellow
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Hannah Berkel
Social Connection Fellow