Joy Burkhard, MBA

Joy founded the Policy Center after experiencing failures of our healthcare “system” through the birth of her first child and losing a family member to suicide. She began to see a path forward, with her volunteer state policy experience and nearly 25 years working for a large health insurer. She has unparalleled expertise in understanding the complexities of U.S. healthcare and the levers for improvement, including payment, measurement/quality improvement, and health policy, which serves as the foundation for our work. Joy is a highly respected collaborator and passionate advocate, recognized as a go-to authority on maternal mental health.