Alicia Harkness
Partner, Health Segment Leader, Guidehouse
Alicia Harkness’ biggest recent achievement is integrating diverse, mission-focused teams to inspire compelling client outcomes. While working across global public and commercial sectors to create a healthier world, Guidehouse is improving access to high-quality care and architecting innovative, secure data environments that enable better, faster decisions within more financially resilient organizations.
“Alicia inspires her team with her remarkable leadership at Guidehouse and across the industry,” said Scott McIntyre, CEO of Guidehouse.
“She has provided the vision, discipline, passion, and approach to help grow our company through engagements with healthcare organizations that are making a positive impact in multiple communities around the world. In addition, she is passionate about mentoring and collaborating with colleagues, and is a champion of our culture of belonging.”
Why Watch
In 2023, Harkness and her team are focused on the interrelated policies, innovations, communities and organizations that shape the healthcare ecosystem. Continued shifts in healthcare can only be met with the coordinated power and collaboration of government and business. Guidehouse is focused on challenging the status quo and mastering this complex system, bringing organizations together, and leveraging the firm’s experience, agility, foresight and breadth to navigate clients away from crises and toward opportunities.
“It’s an honor to support an industry that directly affects every person,” Harkness said. “I am grateful to work alongside such passionate people who solve daily challenges for communities, workplaces, innovators, and government entities. We are driven by a profound mission to build a healthier world ⏤ and that means helping the organizations that serve our communities succeed in enabling whole-person, accessible, equitable, high-quality care.”