Danielle Brooks

Healthcare executive with 15+ years of experience leading enterprise transformation across Medicaid, Medicare, commercial insurance, provider organizations, and national healthcare systems. Nationally recognized for operationalizing health equity, advancing quality and outcomes, strengthening data governance, and designing scalable interventions that improve performance across complex delivery systems. Expert in building cross-functional strategies that integrate quality, population health, provider partnerships, community engagement, and operational excellence.

Advisor to federal agencies, national quality organizations, academic institutions, and health systems on equity, quality measurement, learning health systems, and organizational transformation. Brings deep experience supporting hospitals, health systems, provider networks, and community-based organizations through workflow redesign, translating data into action, care coordination, quality improvement, and enterprise strategy.

Corporate Director, Quality, Health Equity and Outcomes; Founding Director of the Office of Health Impact - AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies - Philadelphia, PA

(2019-01 - 2026-08)

Lead enterprise strategy integrating health equity across quality, population health, provider partnerships, community engagement, operations, and business development for one of the nation's largest Medicaid managed care organizations.

• Directed enterprise health equity strategy supporting 14+ states and territories and 5+ product lines, improving quality and population health outcomes across diverse markets.
• Built the organization's first comprehensive Medicaid Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity equity strategy, improving demographic data capture and enabling more accurate risk stratification and care gap closure.
• Designed enterprise health equity measurement programs aligned with NCQA, CMS, and value-based care quality programs.
• Developed maternal health equity programs adopted across multiple markets, improving care coordination and provider engagement.
• Led enterprise COVID-19 equity response, integrating demographic insights into outreach and practice-level interventions.
• Created provider education strategies advancing culturally responsive care, quality improvement, and value-based performance.
• Established the Office of Health Impact, embedding equity into enterprise operations, quality strategy, and population health initiatives.
• Served as enterprise SME supporting procurement, RFP responses, new market development, and practice-facing initiatives.
• Developed enterprise CLAS implementation strategy and trained 6000+ associates, strengthening culturally competent care delivery.
• Developed and delivered Provider-Facing education and practice transformation across markets.
• Represented the organization nationally as an executive spokesperson on health equity, population health, and quality transformation.
• Nominated by CEO Paul Tufano for Modern Healthcare Emerging Leaders Under 40.

Director, Engagement and Experience - WiseThink Health / WiseConnect - Washington, D.C. / Atlanta, GA

(2014-01 - 2019-12)

• Directed consulting engagements supporting national health plans, provider organizations, and digital health companies in healthcare transformation.
• Led transformation initiatives across Medicare, Medicaid, MACRA/MIPS, Health IT, and value-based care.
• Supported primary care practices and provider organizations through workflow redesign, care coordination strategy, and quality improvement.
• Guided innovation strategy for digital health platforms supporting practice enablement and patient engagement.
• Managed multidisciplinary teams and organizational budgets.
• Advised executive leadership on healthcare reform, payment transformation, and chronic disease management.

Founder and Managing Director - Bridges Consulting - Washington, D.C.

(2012-01 - 2019-12)

Healthcare strategy consultancy focused on policy implementation, health equity, healthcare innovation, and organizational transformation.

• Advised private sector, academic and government clients on primary care strategy, health equity, and innovation.
• Designed national multimedia campaigns and coalition strategies supporting community-based health initiatives.
• Produced executive policy reports and led large-scale strategic initiatives.
• Developed programs for judicial justice and health equity (e.g., Iowa Accountability Program).

Director of Public Policy and Executive Editor - Amplify Public Affairs - Washington, D.C.

(2013-01 - 2014-12)

Led healthcare policy, advocacy, and strategic communications supporting national healthcare initiatives.

• Developed the Judicial Training Institute for the State of Iowa.
• Expanded national healthcare publication readership to 30,000.
• Developed coalitions, policy briefs, and executive communications.
• Led digital/mobile health, health IT, and health reform strategy.

Manager, Public Policy - eHealth Initiative

Rule of Law Fellow - United States Institute of Peace

Policy Consultant - Virginia Organization Responding to AIDS

Legislative Analyst - Virginia General Assembly

Project Coordinator - Iowa Supreme Court

Policy Fellow - Office of the Governor of Iowa

Juris Doctor - Law - William & Mary Law School (2010-01)

Bachelor of Arts - Oberlin College (2007-01)