Nick is a healthcare strategy and finance professional with payer experience spanning rate setting and plan design, portfolio strategy and competitive positioning, and product innovation. Drawing on his experience supporting payers, providers, and emerging healthcare ventures, Nick partners with his clients to translate complex market dynamics into actionable growth strategies. He combines rigorous market analysis, financial modeling, and strategic planning to help organizations identify new opportunities, expand market share, and achieve sustainable growth.
Before joining ECG, Nick served in various strategy and product roles within Kaiser Permanente's (KP's) Medicare Advantage (MA) line of business. He led rate setting for the Hawaii market for two rate-setting cycles, analyzed the competitive landscape for go-to-market and market expansion opportunities, conducted strategic assessments of new plan and benefit offerings, and managed vendor relationships. Additionally, he led a team of cross-functional experts to define and deliver a market assessment that enabled sales teams to produce $1.7 billion in incremental revenue, more than twice the budgeted growth target. Prior to his time on the MA team, Nick worked at Permanente Dental Associates, where he consulted on strategic projects, built financial business cases for market expansion, and prepared board meeting materials outlining financial trends and performance.
