Dan Mendelson is an

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businessman and healthcare consultant who founded Avalere Health, a

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-based strategic advisory company, after serving in the Clinton White House. His opinions have been cited in ''The New York Times,'' ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''National Public Radio'', and ''Bloomberg'', among other news outlets. He is the author of numerous papers and several editorials. Mendelson is also an Executive in Residence at the

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. In 2021, Mendelson left Avalere to become the founding CEO of Morgan Health, a healthcare-focused subsidiary of

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Early life and education

Mendelson was born in

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and grew up in

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. He earned a B.A. from

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and a Masters of Public Policy from Harvard University’s

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Career

Mendelson began his career in health policy working for Professor William B. Schwartz at Tufts University, and co-authored a range of articles during that time. He next served as senior vice president of The Lewin Group and director of its Medical Technology Practice. Before founding Avalere, Mendelson served as associate director for health at the White House Office of Management and Budget during the

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. In this position, he was responsible for preparing the president’s health budget in consultation with other White House offices, managing the appropriations process with members of Congress and their staffs and overseeing a range of management and budget issues in the

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, the

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, and the Office of Personnel Management. On leaving the White House in 2000, Mendelson founded The Health Strategies Consultancy, renamed Avalere Health in 2005. The company provides advisory services, research, and data products to a range of commercial and non-profit customers with interests in healthcare, providing oft-cited studies on Medicare,

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, the

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, and the

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. Mendelson served as CEO of Avalere until 2015 when he sold the firm to Inovalon Holdings to focus the efforts of the group on deployment of platforms to improve quality. He continues to serve as an advisor to Avalere.

Board memberships

Mendelson serves on the board of directors of Champions Oncology. He previously served on the boards of

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, HMS Holdings, and

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References

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