Speakers
Michael Abrams, MA

Michael’s deep experience as an internal and external consultant for market leaders across healthcare, manufacturing, and financial services gives him an authentic perspective on the challenges of change that most other speakers can only aspire to.
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Michael N. Abrams, Managing Partner, has served as an internal and external consultant to Fortune 50 corporations, major pharmaceutical and medical device companies, healthcare delivery institutions, the financial services industry, and government agencies for over 25 years. He has worked extensively in the areas of strategic planning and implementation; product strategy and portfolio development; market analysis; consumer engagement; and operational improvement.
Michael is well known for his expertise in the design and implementation of strategies for building competitive differentiation, defining sustainable value, identifying market influence mechanisms, and translating white space analysis into the creation of innovative solutions to meet unmet needs. His ability to identify market opportunities and to effectively improve organizational performance has been an invaluable resource to client companies on a global basis across industries.
Michael has structured and managed innovative programs to evaluate care delivery and payment models, thereby defining the internal change processes necessary to translate business opportunities into effective market position, operations, product portfolio management, and new product design consistent with changing regulatory requirements. He has provided solutions to healthcare delivery systems to improve the management of care transitions, thereby reducing unnecessary hospitalizations; and reduced length of stay by identifying and managing factors causing extended stays, changing admissions and patient care management processes, and managing across the continuum of care while maintaining or improving clinical outcomes and reducing costs. In addition, he has led efforts to design innovative compensation and incentive programs and guide organizations in the process of clinical/financial integration.
He is experienced in the design and execution of econometric modeling and analysis and decision support systems for a variety of science-driven industries and applications. He has designed technology solutions to meet a wide range of needs, including strategic account planning and management, thought leader interface, and key opinion leader management. His ability to manage process of technology integration to support business objectives across multiple business environments ensures ROI.
As an adjunct faculty member of Washington University in St. Louis, and LaSalle College, School of Business Administration in Philadelphia, Mr. Abrams has taught M.B.A. courses in strategic management, product planning and evaluation, quantitative decision making, and market analysis. He has co-authored three books including Bringing Value to Healthcare: Practical Steps for Getting to a Market-Based Model, published in 2016.
Mr. Abrams completed his doctoral work in Business Policy at Saint Louis University. He received his M.A. from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.