Ben Shand

Vice President, Client Partnerships

Health Management Associates

Washington, DC

Ben Shand is a healthcare and life sciences leader with over 15 years of experience supporting clients across the areas of policy, evidence generation, market access, and regulatory strategy. He works at the intersection of strategy, analytics, and stakeholder engagement to help organizations navigate complex healthcare markets and deliver durable, real-world impact.

Ben brings his experience managing client relationships to Health Management Associates (HMA) and works with organizations to support commercial success in the context of changing regulatory, policy, and payer environments, aligning evidence and analytics with market realities.

Before joining HMA, Ben held leadership roles across a range of strategic advisory, research, and analytics organizations, where he helped build and scale client-focused functions and supported senior executives in commercialization, health economics outcomes research, commercial analytics, and healthcare policy.

Throughout his career, Ben has partnered with biopharma, medtech, and public-sector organizations to advance commercialization strategies, inform health economics and outcomes research, strengthen market access approaches, and translate policy and regulatory considerations into actionable business decisions. His work is grounded in close collaboration with cross-functional teams and a deep understanding of how evidence, policy, and market dynamics shape success.

Ben has a master’s degree in Bioscience Enterprise from the University of Cambridge and a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of South Carolina.