Howard is a partner in Oliver Wyman’s Health and Life Sciences practice, based in Boston. He co-leads the firm’s retail health and distribution strategy work, with a focus on consumer-centric business design, marketing, new product development, and ancillary benefits.
His experience spans growth strategy, value-based care, distribution, consumer engagement, care management, and new business models. Howard has advised health plans, benefits providers, health services organizations, membership groups, and private equity firms on strengthening market positioning, improving customer experience, and creating new sources of growth.
Healthcare growth starts with understanding what people value and designing around it. The opportunity is to bring together products, distribution, experience, and care in ways that are simpler for consumers and more effective for the organizations serving them
He has also supported clients on product and distribution strategy, digital marketplaces, Medicaid and Medicare growth, strategic partnerships, and due diligence across the health and wellness value chain.
Before joining Oliver Wyman in 1995, Howard worked at Grey Advertising in New York, focusing on consumer packaged goods marketing.
Howard holds a Bachelor of Arts in history from Harvard University and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He is also a frequent speaker at healthcare industry forums.