Prior to joining CCI, Jessica was a Vice President with athenahealth, where she led the Research and Thought Leadership team.  In this role, she articulated the company’s points of view on critical industry issues, using original insights derived from athenahealth’s nationwide network as well as market and competitive research.  Prior to this role, Jessica led the Enterprise Segment Marketing team, where she helped set strategy for the company’s relationships with large health systems.

Before joining athenahealth in 2015, Jessica was a Managing Director with The Advisory Board Company, a Washington, DC-based health care research and technology provider. There, she was responsible for sharing the company’s research findings with members at annual meetings and on-site. With specific terrain expertise in accountable care strategy, medical group growth strategies and inpatient care redesign, Jessica focused much of her time on working with research teams to create and deliver interactive teaching modules, onsite presentations and workshops.  

Jessica was also formerly a Managing Director with the Corporate Executive Board, a for-profit network of executives at the world’s largest and most progressive organizations.  She ran the HR Executive Forum, a membership program for human resources executives at mid-sized firms, and was a leading expert in the field of HR strategy.  She also was responsible for executive education in the company’s Strategy and Innovation practice.

Jessica earned a B.A in History from Yale University.  She lives in Birmingham, Alabama with her husband, three children, a cranky-old-lady-dog and an overly-energetic toddler-dog.  She runs, cooks, and tries to keep informed about college football.