We are pleased to announce that Josh Trent has been named chief executive officer (CEO) of Leavitt Partners, an HMA Company. He succeeds Vince Ventimiglia who founded and successfully led Leavitt Partner’s Washington, D.C., office for more than a decade. Vince continues his service at Leavitt Partners in the role of senior advisor where he continues to provide clients with strategic guidance and is completing a book with Governor Mike Leavitt and Rich McKeown on the art and science of building alliances.
As a managing principal in Leavitt Partners’ Washington, D.C., office, Josh developed and managed multi-sector alliances and advised clients throughout the health care sector on federal health care policy and strategy. He is nationally recognized as an expert on a range of federal policy issues – including policy issues facing individuals with rare disease or disabilities, value-based care, the 340B drug pricing program, Medicare, and Medicaid.
As CEO, Josh leads a team of several dozen highly experienced consultants. His Leavitt Partners colleagues include former congressional staff and political appointees who have served in Democratic and Republican presidential administrations, on both sides of the political aisle in the House and Senate, and as former leaders in the nonprofit and corporate sectors.
“I’m humbled to take on this new role and grateful for the privilege. Now more than ever, health care leaders need trusted advisors to help navigate policy uncertainty and political change. I’m grateful that our team at Leavitt Partners has the opportunity to help all kinds of health care organizations navigate and seek to improve federal policy,” Josh said. “By working creatively, collaboratively, and strategically, Leavitt Partners helps health care leaders across the U.S. bring their best thinking to meet our nation’s toughest challenges. We know that smart federal policy can help advance value and make health more accessible, effective, and sustainable – and that’s something we can all celebrate.”
Josh has more than a decade and a half of experience in the federal government—from the White House to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to the U.S. Senate and U.S. House on Capitol Hill. Previously, he served as chief counsel at the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the U.S. House of Representatives where he worked for two chairmen and played a leading part in developing numerous bipartisan Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP policies included in multiple laws that improved benefits, empowered consumers, and enhanced program integrity. Prior to that, Josh was a health policy advisor for a U.S. Senator who was on the Finance and HELP Committees. Before Capitol Hill, Josh served in the Administration of President George W. Bush, including at the White House and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
About Leavitt Partners
Leavitt Partners, an HMA Company has been at the forefront of navigating change in healthcare for over a decade. We work at the intersection of government and health care, helping our clients stay one step ahead of the influences impacting the industry, including economic, market, delivery system, public policy, and political developments. Learn more at leavittpartners.com.