Shawn Gremminger, known for his wide-ranging policy expertise and government relations experience, is the President and CEO of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions. He brings to the National Alliance a successful record of working with coalitions, employers and other health care purchasers, policymakers and industry stakeholders toward the mission of achieving high-quality, affordable, and equitable health care. Shawn was most recently Senior Vice President at Reservoir Communications Group, where he led communications and public affairs strategy and execution on a range of relevant issues, including 340B and the drug supply chain, employer-sponsored insurance regulations and Medicare payment. He has a strong history of health care advocacy and public affairs with employers, plans, hospitals and consumer organizations. Shawn was previously director of health policy for the Purchaser Business Group on Health, a member of the National Alliance, where he ran efforts to improve quality and affordability for consumers and health care purchasers through federal policy. He has held senior leadership roles at Families USA and America’s Essential Hospitals, and began his career as a lobbyist for the Children’s Hospital Association. He achieved a Master of Public Policy from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Mary Washington.