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Juan Montanez, MBA

Managing Director

Health Management Associates

Washington, DC

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Effectively applying information technology (IT) solutions and optimizing information management processes, Juan Montanez has driven operational and service delivery improvements across public, private and government health and human services  organizations at the local, state, and federal levels. Over his 30-plus year career, Juan has built an extensive knowledge base that encompasses strategic planning, process and system analysis and engineering, cost-benefit and decision analysis, acquisition and contract management, project management, and data analytics.

Juan rejoins Health Management Associates (HMA) from a global business consulting firm that specializes in crisis and transformation services. Serving as a senior managing director, Juan led the pursuit of international healthcare opportunities and a wide range of projects including a comprehensive analysis of Puerto Rico’s healthcare workforce, independent verification and validation services in support of Georgia’s health insurance exchange, and the development of an IT infrastructure modernization roadmap for a city in Virginia.

Prior to this role, during his first tenure with HMA, Juan established the IT Advisory Services practice. With HMA and over two decades as a consultant, Juan has led numerous engagements with organizations seeking to modernize their information systems, optimize their IT governance and management functions, make data-driven decisions about information technology investments, and fully leverage the power of information and systems to drive improvements in organizational effectiveness and efficiency. In support of these projects, he developed and deployed methodologies and tools designed to facilitate analysis, decision making and stakeholder engagement. 

Juan has also led large-scale projects aimed at accelerating the adoption of value-based care and payment models, optimizing health insurance exchange operations, and achieving greater integration across health and human services.

Prior to his consulting roles, Juan served in management roles with the Georgia Technology Authority, the Georgia Department of Community Health, and a 13-hospital integrated delivery system in the metropolitan Atlanta region.

Juan earned his Master of Business Administration from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his bachelor’s degree in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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