What NEW civilian agencies are you targeting in the year ahead? This is a standard question the OrangeSlices AI team asks every single small business we partner with. CMS is one of the three agencies/departments mentioned the most (DHS and IRS are the other two, followed closely by USDA). As such, it is not a surprise that the second most asked question we receive is can you help me find a growth leader who has a track record of winning at CMS? This is a taller task, but one reliable answer we can offer is to point them in the direction of a broad set of senior industry and government leaders who now serve as independent consultants and can help guide them along as they work to gain an understanding of the agency.
Included here we share 20 former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services leaders and innovators that have left the agency in the past few years that are either actively acting as independent consultants today or who may be open to consulting arrangements. This group of senior executives brings a broad set of expertise that covers everything from Data & Analytics; Acquisition; and Marketplace IT; to Enterprise Infrastructure and Operations; Quality Improvement, Healthcare Transformation and Program Integrity.
OS AI Note: This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all available consultants, nor can we speak to the interest of these leaders in supporting your company. This list simply serves as a representative example of the types of former agency leaders who have gone out on their own and that have clear technical chops and business insight. It also never hurts to reach out to ask as they may have another person in mind who fits the bill.
- John Brooks, Partner, South Capitol | Former Principal Deputy Director, Center for Medicare
- Adrien Abrams, Founder at Beeline Strategy | Former Chief Product Owner (CPO) – Quality Payment Program, CMS
- Randy Pate, Founder at Randolph Pate Advisors | Former Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for
- Fred Butler Jr., CEO & President, CIVDEF Group | Former Senior Advisor for Integration and Quality, CMS/ Lieutenant Commander US Public Health Service
- Michael Handrigan, Retired | Former Chief Medical Officer, Program Integrity, CMS / USPHS, CAPT(ret)
- Hoangmai (Mai) Pham, Independent Consultant / Former Chief Innovation Officer, Innovation Center, CMS
- Ketan Patel, Founder/ Independent Consultant with Archesys | Former Senior Leader, CMS Cloud / Web
- Carly Rhyne, Co-Founder, Ellipticraft | Former Eligibility Team Lead, CMS
- Jordan (Jordi) Luke, CEO, Haus of Transcendent | Former Group Director, Office of Minority Health, CMS
- Joshua Traylor, Senior Director at the Health Care Transformation Task Force | Former Project Officer for CMMI State Innovation Models (SIM) initiative
- Maaden Jones, Founder + Owner Love, Maaden | Former Healthcare Policy Team Lead / Technical Advisor for Communications & Outreach, CMS
- Richard Hansen PhD, Owner of Clarity Executive and Life Coaching | Former Employee Development Center (MyEDC) Manager/ Deputy Chief Learning Officer, CMS
- Arndreya Price, Founder, Like No Other Greek | Former Project Manager/Quality Improvement Advisor, HHS/CMS
- FrancXs Elkins-Placide, CEO Placide Coaching & Consulting | Former Senior QI Consultant, CMS / US Public Health Service- Retired Veteran
- Brian Hebbel, President, BARC Business Advisors | Former Group Director, Office of Acquisition and Grants Management, CMS
- Dennis Wagner, Principal, Yes And Leadership | Former Director of the CCSQ iQuality Improvement and Innovation. Group, CMS
- Julie Boughn, Principal, JBoughn Consulting | Former Director, Data and Systems Group, Center for Medicaid & CHIP Services (CMCS), CMS
- Letitia Green Royal, CEO, LeCor Technology Service | Former Director, Marketplace Information Technology Group, CMS
- Corey Stevenson, President, LeCor Technology Services | Former Director, Enterprise Infrastructure and Operations Group, CMS
- Melissa Starinsky, Managing Member, Starinsky, LLC. | Former Director and Head of the Contracting Activity for the Office of Acquisition and Grants Management
Another avenue is leaders who have played key roles within industry supporting CMS and its efforts who are now consulting. Check this recent insight piece by one CMS SME and experienced growth leader JR Glass –GovCon Growth Solutions’ JR Glass shares advice for those Working With and Looking to Break Into CMS
Please note that we intentionally did not include former CMS leaders and SMEs who appear to currently be employed by other companies – there are plenty.. Our hope is that this list will serve as a primer and reminder that there is expertise available if you go hunting for it.
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If you are a small business with capabilities and socio-economic status that might support any of these efforts, comment below and let others know you are interested.
Firms drawing the most attention:
Included below is a list of more than three dozen large and small companies we have noted as drawing the most views by Government and industry leaders on the OrangeSlices AI consultant directory over the past month and that bring direct past performance and/or related relationships in support of CMS.
- Softrams **
- Dynanet
- Leidos
- Nava **
- Oddball
- Cloud Harbor Economics
- Sparksoft **
- Next Phase
- ICF / Semantic Bits **
- eSimplicity **
- RELI Group **
- C-HIT
- Coforma **
- Metric5 / Octo Metric JV
- TISTA
- Ventech Solutions
- Bellese Technologies
- Edwards Performance Solutions
- INADEV **
- Explore Digits
- Index Analytics **
- VITG
- Global Alliant **
- SoftDev
- Ad Hoc **
- HighPoint Digital
- CVP
- Nimbus Consulting
- Flexion
- Unissant **
- NewWave
- Agile Six **
- International Consulting Associates (ICA)
- Navitas
- Premier Enterprise Solutions
- Mathematica
- ARDX **
- AIR
- DAS Federal **
- Neil Hoosier & Associates
- iTech AG **
- GDIT **
- iAdeptive
- Aquia **
- J29 **
- Snowbird Agility
- Guidehouse
- Sprezzatura **
** An Elev8 GovCon Honoree, noted for a corporate culture that demonstrates excellence, making the company a beacon for talent, for partners, and for clients.
We cannot and will not speculate here as to the reasons for the increased interest, but whether it is a company evaluating them as a potential partner; a federal acquisition leader doing their due diligence; or a consultant weighing their next job move, this group of companies has been receiving increased interest.
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- Fresh Squeezed Daily: $35M+ CMS CMCS Medicaid Drug Program (MDP) 2.0 System Support
- Small Business sets sights on upcoming $50M CMS CCIIO Marketplace Assister Technical Support RFP
- GovCon Growth Solutions’ JR Glass shares advice for those Working With and Looking to Break Into CMS
- CMS Opportunity Updates, and a GSA AI Leader pops in to discuss the Applied Healthcare AI challenge
- CMS and NIH RFP updates to kick off your Valentine’s Day week – 02/13/23
- 40+ of the top RFP/RFQ Targets for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in 2023
- 30 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services focused 8(a) Small Businesses drawing attention early in 2023
- FY23 off to a quick start: CMS, NIH, and HHS Opp Updates – BI and Innovative Tech; Section 508 Sppt; Digital Data Resource; and Health.gov support
- Dozens of newly formed WOSB JVs will impact the 2023 Federal competitive landscape from CMS and VA to DHS, IRS, and DOD
- OS AI Resource: New Small Business Alliances formed for some leading GovCon companies in FY 2022
- 3 New Joint Ventures to watch in FY2023, especially if you cover VA T4NG, IRS and/or CMS
- OS AI Resource: Grading the Federal Agency Opportunity Forecasts for fiscal year (FY) 2023
- FY2023 CMS Congressional Justification of Estimates for CMS
- CMS Org Chart. Updated March 1, 2023
- CMS Opportunity Forecast – Updated 03/01/2023
- Two Dozen CMS focused Women-owned Small Businesses drawing attention
- ** New in 2023** OS AI GovCon Segment Page: Federal Civilian Health IT and Consulting
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