Speaker Biographies

A practicing physician Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Dr. Marshall serves on staff at Harvard Medical School and practices at Massachusetts General Hospital at the MGH Chelsea Urgent Care and the MGH Revere Health Center, where she is currently working on the frontlines caring for patients with COVID-19. She is also a Host and Contributing Editor for Harvard Health Publications (HHP), the publishing division of Harvard Medical School. Dr. Marshall has been a regular contributor on the CBS Early Show, the CBS Evening News, CBS Newspath, the digital streaming news service CBSN, and was the Medical Contributor on Katie Couric’s daytime talk show “Katie.”  She also served as the Medical Director for Everyday Health, digital media’s popular source of medical news.  Dr. Marshall hosted “Dr. Mallika Marshall,” a series of health news reports that was nationally syndicated.  She was also an Associate Editor of the Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide and a Contributing Editor for the Harvard Medical School-affiliated website, InteliHealth. A graduate of Harvard College, Dr. Marshall received her medical degree with high honors at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. She completed her medical residency at Harvard in both Internal medicine and Pediatrics. Dr. Marshall is the recipient of numerous awards and was recently named one of Boston’s Most Impactful Black Women.  Her outstanding health reporting was recently recognized with a New England Emmy Award.  Dr. Marshall is writing a series of children’s books that will deliver healthy messages in entertaining stories for school-age children.  She lives in the greater Boston area with her husband and three children.

He is NBC News’ chief political analyst and, from 2014-2023, served as the revered moderator of Meet the Press — the flagship Sunday morning public affairs program, the longest-running broadcast in television history, and the number one-rated Sunday public affairs program for several consecutive years. Todd also hosted the daily NBC News Now show, Meet the Press NOW, which builds on the success of its previous iteration, Meet the Press Daily, which Todd anchored for eight seasons.

Previously, Todd served as NBC News chief White House correspondent (2008–2014), as well as the host of NBC News’ The Daily Rundown (2010–2014), featuring interviews with members of Congress and other newsmakers. As the network’s chief political analyst, he plays a key role in shaping the editorial for all aspects of NBC’s political coverage. Chuck Todd has the unique ability to deliver an all-consuming passion for politics with razor-sharp analysis. As the political news of today becomes tomorrow’s American history, he offers a comprehensive picture of the current political landscape and serves as the voice of America in the early 21st century. Todd was among the media’s most-trusted voices in the run up to the 2020 elections, during which he co-moderated two of NBC’s presidential primary debates. The first, in June 2019, set records as the most-watched Democratic presidential debate in history — a record that was broken by the second debate in 2020. During the 2008 presidential election, Todd became a frequent contributor to several television news outlets, and during the 2004 elections, he had the rare privilege of moderating one of the few presidential candidate forums in Iowa.

Todd loves to follow races, issues, and campaigns, and when he isn’t following politics, he’s writing about them. He contributes to publications like the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Atlantic Monthly, where he is a contributing editor. In 2009, Todd co-authored the definitive election analysis book How Barack Obama Won. His second book, The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House, was released in 2014. In 2007, Tim Russert, then-Washington bureau chief and Meet the Press moderator recruited Todd to join NBC as the network’s political director. Before that, he was the editor-in-chief of National Journal’s The Hotline, Washington’s premier daily briefing on American politics. In his 15 years working at the Hotline or one of its affiliates, Todd became one of Washington’s foremost experts on political campaigns of all levels. He helped to grow the publication from a single daily political exposition into an elite paper at the epicenter of politics.

Stephanie provides strategic research, analysis and advisory services on health policy and health law to public and private sector clients. She provides counsel on health care reform, Medicaid policy, financing, program design and waivers, post-acute care, and long-term services and supports. She also advises on best practices in care management for high-need populations, integrated care models, and coverage options for the uninsured.

Before joining Manatt, Stephanie was with the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s (UMMS’s) Center for Health Law and Economics, where she helped Massachusetts become the first state to implement a demonstration program of integrated care for individuals with dual eligibility for Medicare and Medicaid. Stephanie oversaw strategic planning, policy development and analysis, program design, data analytics, and stakeholder engagement efforts.
She was also the lead consultant providing analytic and staff support to Massachusetts’ Long-Term Care Financing Advisory Committee.

Prior to UMMS, Stephanie was deputy Medicaid director in the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services. A member of the executive management team, she worked with the federal Medicaid oversight agency and was integral to the development and implementation of the Commonwealth’s landmark health care reform law. Stephanie also oversaw the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the MassHealth 1115 Waiver, the primary financing mechanism for the publicly funded health care reform coverage expansions.

Stephanie’s government service also includes work as a director of federal and national policy management within EOHHS’s Medicaid office and as a legal advisor and policy analyst for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She also was a senior policy analyst for the Economic and Social Research Institute. Stephanie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College, J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law, and M.P.H from Yale University School of Medicine.

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She has previously served in numerous executive roles in the public and private sectors, including as deputy commissioner for Health Information Technology Transformation in the New York State Department of Health, the founding executive director of the New York eHealth Collaborative, and in senior management positions at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. She was the founding executive director for the Vermont Health Care Authority and had senior health policy staff roles in the New York state legislature.

Commissioner Caljouw is deeply committed to ensuring stable, affordable, and transparent insurance markets and safeguarding consumer interests. He has over three decades of public and private experience. Prior to this role, he directed Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts’ regulatory and policy portfolio, supervising their contracts division and the implementation of laws and regulations. He previously spent a decade in leadership positions in Massachusetts government at the Massachusetts Division of Insurance and the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation and led on emerging regulatory and policy issues, including comprehensive Massachusetts insolvency and cost containment laws. He was senior counsel at a national law firm and Chief of Staff and Legal Counsel to the Massachusetts Senate Minority Leader.

Raised in Boston, Commissioner Caljouw graduated from Boston Latin School, Williams College and Suffolk University Law School, serving on the Law Review and earning his Juris Doctorate cum laude. He has taught at Boston University School of Law and is a frequent lecturer on critical regulatory and policy issues. He chairs the Board of Advisors of the Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy and is an active mentor to emerging leaders in public policy and insurance regulation. Commissioner Caljouw has received the Better Government Award, Suffolk University Law School’s Outstanding Alumni Service Award and the Arthritis Foundation’s Community Warrior Award.

Prior to this, Rushika was the first Executive Director of the Harvard Interfaculty Program for Health Systems Improvement and Managing Director of the Clinical Initiatives Center at the Advisory Board Company.  He is a member of the Schweitzer, Ashoka, Aspen, and Salzburg Global Fellowships, on faculty at Harvard Medical School. He serves on the boards of the Asian American Foundation, Families USA, and Premera Blue Cross, and is a member of the Lancet Commission for Person Centered Care. He earned his A.B., M.D., and M.P.P. from Harvard University, and completed his clinical training at the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Cindy’s legislative agenda is informed by her decades of public activism, dating back to when she first marched to protect women’s reproductive rights in the 1970s. Since then, Cindy has grown to be a vocal champion for fair labor laws, lowering prescription drug prices, and expanding access to timely, quality behavioral health care, particularly for children. Cindy’s legislative priorities are also reflected in her committee, caucus and working group memberships she has held since her election to the Senate. Cindy currently serves as the Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing and the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Steering and Policy. Cindy has received numerous awards and recognitions for her work during her tenure in the Senate. Most recently Cindy received the Advocates for Autism of Massachusetts 2025 Legislator of the Year award, the Massachusetts Health and Hospital 2024 Hero award, and the Mental Health America 2024 Legislator of the Year award. Prior to becoming a state Senator, Cindy worked as a public school teacher, an executive in the high-tech industry, and later served for nearly a decade as chief of staff to the late Senator Ken Donnelly.

He possesses a deep understanding of Medicare, healthcare payment systems, federal and state policymaking, healthcare datasets, research methods and policy reform efforts. Zach is a skilled researcher with a passion for answering complicated payment policy questions.

Prior to joining HMA, Zach was a principal policy analyst at the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). During his tenure at MedPAC, Zach was an expert advisor to U.S. Congressional committee staff on several Medicare payment systems and topics. Zach is an expert on hospital payment policy, including Medicare’s inpatient and outpatient payment systems, non-Medicare hospital payment systems, and recent industry-wide developments.

Earlier in his career, Zach had positions at other entities analyzing federal and state health policy and health and pension benefits systems including the U.S. Government Accountability Office, where he conducted health policy research and produced reports related to the Medicare Advantage program, Accountable Care Organizations, Medicare’s end-stage renal disease program and specialty hospitals. He also worked for the Massachusetts Health Management Organization Association, researching state legislative and regulatory insurance policy changes and Hewitt Associates (now AON Hewitt) consulting with Fortune 500 companies about their health and pension benefits programs. Zach has a bachelor’s degree from Kenyon College and a Master of Policy Studies from Johns Hopkins University with concentrations in health policy and international affairs.

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As Undersecretary, Dr. Mahaniah co-chaired the administration’s Advancing Health Equity in Massachusetts (AHEM) initiative, co-chaired the Primary Care Access, Delivery, and Payment Task Force, and chaired the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund (ORRF) Advisory Council. Dr. Mahaniah is a practicing physician in the field of addiction and primary care, who has continued to see patients while serving as Undersecretary and plans to continue to do so as Secretary. He was previously CEO of Lynn Community Health Center where he led the transition into value-based care. An avid teacher and committed mentor, he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. He holds an MBA from UMass Amherst, a medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University, and a BA from Haverford College.

Before stepping down from the role in 2022, she was the President of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation (MTF) for 8 years. MTF is widely recognized as the state’s premier public policy organization dealing with state spending, tax, and economic policies. Eileen has held executive level positions at the Massachusetts Society of CPAs, serving as its President and CEO; at Fidelity Investments as a Director of Public Policy; and at Associated Industries of Massachusetts as its Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Associate General Counsel, where she focused on health care and tax policy issues for the employer community. She worked in the public sector as a staff attorney for the Joint Committee on Taxation of the Massachusetts legislature, playing a key role in numerous significant tax policy changes, including reforms to the corporate tax code, an overhaul of the Appellate Tax Board, amendments to DOR’s administrative practices, and a rewriting of the state’s unclaimed property law.

In recognition of her public policy expertise, Eileen has served on numerous government commissions and working groups. In 2018, McAnneny served as the Vice Chair of the Governor’s Commission on the Future of Transportation, a body charged with planning for a 21st century transportation infrastructure. She co-founded the Massachusetts Employers Health Coalition, an organization dedicated to reducing health care costs by using education and information to affect employer and employee purchasing decisions. She served on the recent Senate Revenue Working Group and the Special Commission on the Unemployment Trust Fund. Eileen served as an appointee of the Speaker of the House to the 2007 Tax Commission, the Jobs Creation Commission in 2010 and as a member of the DOR Advisory Council for many years.

She is currently a Commissioner of the Group Insurance Commission, A Board Member of Catholic Charities of Boston and a past board member of the Cooperative Central Bank, The New England Legal Foundation, the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, and the Massachusetts Health Quality Partnership. Eileen is a cum laude graduate of Tufts University from where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and earned her juris doctorate in law from Suffolk University Law School.

Between 2003-2008, he was Executive Director of Health Care For All, Massachusetts’ consumer health organization where he helped to pass 2006 Massachusetts health reform. From 1985 to 1997, he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives where he co-chaired the Joint Committee on Health Care. He holds a doctorate in public health from the University of Michigan and a master’s in public administration from the Kennedy School at Harvard.

During her tenure at MAHP, Lora has served as a member of the Health Policy Commission’s Advisory Council, and on the Legislature’s 2017 Special Commission on Provider Price Variation. She was also appointed by Governor Baker to the Digital Health Council and the Merged Market Advisory Council. Prior to joining MAHP, Lora was the Vice President of Government Affairs and Community Relations at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, where she oversaw over $1M in community giving annually. She also worked on the staffs of Governors Deval Patrick and Michael Dukakis, and as an assistant attorney general. Lora has a special interest in issues of importance to women and girls. Lora is a Board Member of the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus (MWPC), a non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting women to elected and appointed office. She is currently a Board Member of Dedham Savings Bank. In October 2019, Lora was awarded the Abigail Adams Award from the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus for her years of service to the MWPC. In 2018, she was awarded the Women’s Bar Association’s Lelia J. Robinson Award, the organization’s most prestigious award which recognizes women who, like Robinson, are pioneers in the legal profession, experts in their fields and have made a difference in their community. The WBA recognized Lora’s work to ensure that Massachusetts women have access to contraceptive coverage as part of their insurance coverage when that coverage was threatened federally. Lora was named to the Boston Business Journal’s (BBJ) 2017 and 2018 Power 50, the BBJ’s list of the 50 most powerful individuals in Boston-area business. She was also named as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Boston by Boston Magazine. Lora holds a BA from Wheaton College and a JD from the New England School of Law.

As President and CEO of Quincy Medical Center and Athol Memorial Hospital, Christine led successful financial and quality turnarounds. As Chief Operating Officer of the Tenet St. Vincent Healthcare System Extended Care Division, she stabilized the financial operations in preparation for divestiture. As a health care consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, she focused on stabilizing finances and improving operations to preserve organizational value.

In addition, Christine currently serves on the Board of Directors of Unislink, a medical billing and revenue cycle management company, which is part of the Riverside Partners Private Equity portfolio. She is past-Chair of the MA Health and Hospital Association Board of Directors, which includes 100 hospital and health system members. Christine serves on the MA Health Policy Commission Advisory Board and the Clinical Advisory Board of Riverside Partners, a private equity firm focused on helping middle-market technology and healthcare companies achieve their next level of success. Previously, Christine chaired the Board of Directors of PowerOptions, the largest energy-purchasing consortium in New England. She co-founded and Chaired the MA Value Alliance, a purchasing collaborative comprised of 9 health care systems in MA and CT. Governor Mitt Romney appointed her Chair of the MA Health, Education, and Financing Authority and she served on Governor Deval Patrick’s Healthcare Transition team.

Christine has received numerous national, regional, and local leadership and businessperson of the year awards. She was named to Boston Magazine’s list of The Most Influential Bostonians for 2023-2025. For the past 7 years, Emerson Health was named to the Boston Globe/Women’s Edge Top 100 Women-led Businesses. Becker’s Hospital Review named her One of the Top 130 Hospital and System CEOs to Know. She serves as a Mentor for C-Suite Executives through the Boston Business Journal Mentoring Program. Christine received a BS in Nursing Science from Boston University and an MBA with Honors from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business

The HPC’s goal is better health and better care – at a lower cost – for all residents across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Prior to leading the HPC, David was the Special Advisor on health care for Governor Deval Patrick and Senate President Therese Murray. Through these positions, David advised the passage of historic health care access reform legislation in 2006, a forerunner to the Affordable Care Act of 2010. Subsequently, he worked on landmark cost containment legislation in Massachusetts, which has also become a model of success for many states.

As Executive Director, David has led the HPC through its growth into a nationally-recognized leader in landmark health policy and health care reform efforts. To date, five other states have established cost benchmarking programs with monitoring agencies modeled after the HPC, and several additional states are actively considering similar measures. These states have continually looked to David for guidance in crafting these reforms.

David is a 2003 graduate of Boston College and is originally from Minnesota. He was a recipient of Modern HealthCare’s 2015 Up and Comer Award, which recognizes young executives that have made significant contributions in the areas of healthcare administration, management, or policy, as well as a recipient of the Massachusetts Health Council’s 100th Anniversary Health Care Star Award (2020) in recognition of outstanding leadership toward improving and protecting health in Massachusetts. David also serves as a designated member of the Oversight Council to the Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) and as a member of the Executive Committee to the National Academy of State Health Policy (NASHP).

Alyssa’s current work includes managing a multi-state commercial market affordability technical assistance program and providing support to states on developing and implementing cost growth mitigation strategies related to hospital and pharmaceutical pricing.

Prior to joining Bailit Health, Alyssa worked for more than ten years at Health Care For All Massachusetts. In this role, Alyssa led the development of state level health policy legislative and administrative strategies focused on health care affordability, prescription drug reform, commercial insurance consumer protections, and health equity. Previously, Alyssa worked as a Legal Fellow at Health Law Advocates, where she represented low-income clients in cases involving eligibility and coverage and served as a Guardian Ad Litem for youth in the juvenile justice system with unmet mental health needs. She additionally worked at Pathfinder International, where she managed grassroots campaigns to support comprehensive federal reproductive health policies.

Alyssa earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Macalester College, a Master of Public Health from Tufts University School of Medicine, and a Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law.

GIC is the largest purchaser of health insurance in Massachusetts. Under Matt’s leadership, the GIC has prioritized efforts to advance affordability, health equity and access to behavioral health services.

Before joining the GIC in 2020, Matt was First Deputy Commissioner at the Division of Insurance (DOI), serving as a close advisor to the Commissioner on all agency matters, including priority interagency initiatives focused on health care cost containment and behavioral health. From 2009-218, Matt represented Harvard Pilgrim Health Care before federal and state regulatory and administrative bodies, as well as the U.S. Congress. Earlier in his career, Matt served 3 terms on the Salem City Council, a decade in early childhood education policy and advocacy, and spent a year of service in the Bronx, NY as a member of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps.

Matt holds a BA in political science from the College of the Holy Cross, and an MBA in Health Care Management from Boston University Graduate School of Business (now the Questrom School of Business).

Serving as a strategic advisor and thought partner for her clients, her practice includes work with leaders and teams from the C-Suite through Directors, with an emphasis on leaders in a wide variety of health care organizations. Outcomes of her work include transformed leadership effectiveness, stronger organizational culture, operational improvement, reduced conflict, and enhanced ability to meet business goals.

Dr. Weinick’s career began with a decade of work at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, followed by her serving on the faculty of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. As a skilled leader with proven ability to grow organizations, she subsequently served in senior and executive leadership roles in two premier nonprofit research institutions and a professional member association, all focused on the U.S. health care system.

She holds a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University, a certification in Leadership Coaching for Organizational Well-Being from George Mason University, and is an International Coaching Federal Professional Certified Coach.