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Leavitt Partners Welcomes Brett Giroir, MD to the Firm

Salt Lake City, March 31, 2021 –Today, Leavitt Partners is pleased to announce that Brett Giroir, MD has joined the firm as a Distinguished Visiting Executive. Dr. Giroir will focus on addressing important healthcare topics such as bio-preparedness, value-based care arrangements, evolving issues with the COVID-19 pandemic, diagnostic testing and more.

Brett Giroir, MD is a physician scientist and innovator, whose career has been dedicated to improving public health and medicine. Formerly, he served as the 16th Assistant Secretary for Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Admiral in the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. He also served as the US Representative to the Executive Board of the World Health Organization within the Department of State, and was on the front lines of the COVID-19 response as a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force and the national lead for testing and diagnostics.

“Leavitt Partners provides a unique opportunity to assemble non-partisan coalitions to engage and eventually solve some of the most daunting challenges to healthcare and public health, said Brett Giroir, MD.  “I intend to have a broad focus that includes COVID-related recovery and policy, value-based transformation emphasizing preventive care, and accessibility and affordability of new classes of treatment to underserved communities.  Governor Leavitt has assembled a uniquely talented and capable group that is fully capable of addressing these and other substantial challenges and opportunities.”

“Dr. Giroir is that rare talent who combines clinical expertise, dedicated government service, unbounded energy, and an entrepreneurial spirit into a passion to improve healthcare for all,” said Governor Mike Leavitt.  We welcome him as part of the Leavitt Partners team as we advance value-based care and help the nation improve its public health infrastructure and preparedness capacity in an era of COVID.”


About Leavitt Partners:
Leavitt Partners, a leading consulting firm, is at the forefront of navigating change in healthcare by providing a holistic view of economic, market, delivery system, and political influences impacting healthcare. We improve lives by advancing value-based care, striving to make health more accessible, effective, and sustainable. For more information, visit www.LeavittPartners.com.