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Vanessa Villaverde

Healthcare Investor and Philanthropist

Aliso Viejo, California

Work Experience

  • Senior Program Investor

    2023

    In this role, I'm investing into catalytic health and tech companies driving access to care in California and helping the safety net meet DCHS quality standards. Working closely with California community benefit organizations, I embed technology across the safety net.

2020 - 2023

  • Head of Risk Transfer Strategy

    2020 - 2023

    Led the development of strategy around risk transfer, value based care arrangements involving surgical procedures, and driving Real World Evidence based business product partnerships to more accurately assess risk. Managed post M&A data integration.

2018 - 2020

  • Senior Director, Commercial Strategy and Implementation

    2018 - 2020

    Led implementation of solutions to employers, health plans, and providers looking to drive value based care through bundled payments. Developed and led the strategic partnership to accelerate value based payment program adoption across commercial programs pre and post M&A of SDOH platform.

  • Managing Director, Federal Health Programs

    2016 - 2018

    Led a team solving some of the biggest challenges in Medicare Advantage and Medicare programs through lobbying, development of strategic analysis, and coalition building. Implemented ACA mandated women and mental health benefits across payer lines.

2014 - 2016

  • Public Health Lead, Medicaid and Medicare Expert

    2014 - 2016

    Led a team supporting the development of payment demonstrations intended to further support Medicare transition from fee for service to value based care. While completing work on developing a foster care value based payment model as a Georgetown student in the evenings, I coordinated a cross functional data team within MITRE to compete for a challenge allowing us to pay for the building of a predictive analytics tool that could detect early warnings of abuse through public data. Though we were not awarded, the concept was later paid for and supported by HHS.

  • Senior Policy Analyst, 1115 Waiver Expert, Federal Health Programs

    2004 - 2014

    Led policy initiatives that allowed for multi payer strategies including the development of the premium assistance model in Medicaid and the development of Medicaid demonstrations, using Section 1115 authority, aimed at bringing forward commercial payer levers into Medicaid. Developed Medicare policy aimed at improving both the Medicare Advantage and Part D Prescription Drug Program. Technical Expertise in Delivery System Reform Waivers and Expansion of Coverage Waivers leveraging state and federal funding vehicles.