Getting Real about Employer Expectations for Quality Healthcare
Renee DeSilva serves as CEO of The Health Management Academy, partnering with top executives from the nation’s 150 largest and most innovative healthcare companies to shape the future of the industry. Under Renee’s leadership, The Academy has launched a broad array of new research programs, strategic partnerships, and leadership initiatives.  With more than two decades of experience in the healthcare industry, Renee is a sought-after speaker, moderator, panelist, and host. Informed by The Academy’s more than 65 annual events featuring c-suite healthcare decision-makers and innovators, she has unique insight into the challenges and opportunities facing the industry. She is frequently asked to speak on health system transformation and issues of race and representation in healthcare leadership. She also serves as host of The Academy Table, a podcast that features authentic conversations with the best leaders and thinkers across healthcare.  Prior to joining the Academy, Renee served as Executive Vice President & Chief Talent Officer at EAB and Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at The Advisory Board Company. In these roles, she led talent, commercial and business operations across the firm.  Renee serves on the board of Inova Health System and is a recipient of the Washington Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business Award. A passionate advocate for health equity, DeSilva is a founding member of Black Directors for Health Equity Advancement.
Renee DeSilva serves as CEO of The Health Management Academy, partnering with top executives from the nation’s 150 largest and most innovative healthcare companies to shape the future of the industry. Under Renee’s leadership, The Academy has launched a broad array of new research programs, strategic partnerships, and leadership initiatives.  With more than two decades of experience in the healthcare industry, Renee is a sought-after speaker, moderator, panelist, and host. Informed by The Academy’s more than 65 annual events featuring c-suite healthcare decision-makers and innovators, she has unique insight into the challenges and opportunities facing the industry. She is frequently asked to speak on health system transformation and issues of race and representation in healthcare leadership. She also serves as host of The Academy Table, a podcast that features authentic conversations with the best leaders and thinkers across healthcare.  Prior to joining the Academy, Renee served as Executive Vice President & Chief Talent Officer at EAB and Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at The Advisory Board Company. In these roles, she led talent, commercial and business operations across the firm.  Renee serves on the board of Inova Health System and is a recipient of the Washington Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business Award. A passionate advocate for health equity, DeSilva is a founding member of Black Directors for Health Equity Advancement.
Dan Mendelson is the Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Health at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Mendelson oversees a business unit at JPMorgan Chase focused on accelerating the delivery of new care models that improve the quality, equity and affordability of employer-sponsored healthcare. Mendelson was previously Founder and CEO of Avalere Health, a healthcare advisory company based in Washington DC. He also served as Operating Partner at Welsh Carson, a private equity firm. Before founding Avalere, Mendelson served as associate director for Health at the Office of Management and Budget in the Clinton White House. Mendelson currently serves on the boards of Vera Whole Health and Champions Oncology (CSBR). He is also an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. He previously served on the boards of Coventry Healthcare, HMS Holdings, Pharmerica, Partners in Primary Care, Centrexion, and Audacious Inquiry. Mendelson holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Oberlin College, and a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Dan Mendelson is the Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Health at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Mendelson oversees a business unit at JPMorgan Chase focused on accelerating the delivery of new care models that improve the quality, equity and affordability of employer-sponsored healthcare. Mendelson was previously Founder and CEO of Avalere Health, a healthcare advisory company based in Washington DC. He also served as Operating Partner at Welsh Carson, a private equity firm. Before founding Avalere, Mendelson served as associate director for Health at the Office of Management and Budget in the Clinton White House. Mendelson currently serves on the boards of Vera Whole Health and Champions Oncology (CSBR). He is also an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. He previously served on the boards of Coventry Healthcare, HMS Holdings, Pharmerica, Partners in Primary Care, Centrexion, and Audacious Inquiry. Mendelson holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Oberlin College, and a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.