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Drew Smith, MBA

(he/him)

Drew Smith is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal’s Public Sector Services in Seattle. He specializes in working with state health and human services agencies to improve Medicaid financing and policy, stakeholder engagement and health and human services systems transformation. His primary areas of concentration include assessment-informed resource allocation methodology, policy implementation and planning, data mapping and analysis, and performance monitoring and planning. Prior to joining A&M, Drew co-founded Community Bridges Consulting Group, where he consulted to service provider agencies and government bodies on Medicaid policy and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Before that, he served as Chief Operating Officer at the Council on Quality and Leadership and as a Policy Analyst at the Human Services Research Institute. Drew earned a bachelor’s degree in business management and human resources management from Portland State University and an MBA in healthcare administration from Marylhurst University. He has served on the board of directors for the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals, as well as state provider agencies. (Contact Drew at drew.smith@alvarezandmarsal.com)

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A quote that inspires me:

“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” – Alan Watts