David E. Williams is President of the Health Business Group, a consulting firm that helps health care companies, investors and non-profits develop and execute innovative business strategies. He leads consulting teams, advises CEOs and chairs review panels for the federal government about healthcare and policies that affect the nation.

His introduction to healthcare began at his first volunteer job in high school programming a mini-computer in decision tree analysis for liver disease. From there, David developed a keen interest in business and the health industry and honed his skills and analytical prowess as a health business consultant with more than a decade of experience with Boston Consulting Group and The LEK Partnership.

With a rare ability to explain complex health care concepts simply and clearly, David is a sought after expert for media such as NPR, Business Week, and US News. He is also the producer of the Health Business Blog -- the first blog focused on the business of health care -- and for the last nine years has written more than 3500 posts and conducted more than 100 podcast interviews with entrepreneurs, executives and political leaders. Recently, David interviewed each of the major candidates for Governor of Massachusetts about health care policy, with podcasts soon to be released on Health Business Radio, at iTunes.

David is a board member of iCardiac Technologies and chairman of the Hearts & Noses Hospital Clown Troupe, which provides professionally trained volunteer clowns to hospitalized children. He has also served as chairman of online medical risk management and continuing medical education provider Advanced Practice Strategies, and is a former board member of the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health.

As an expert in the healthcare industry, David has chaired a review panel for the Department of Health and Human Services and served on multiple other panels, including a recent assignment to chair a review panel for the Exchange Navigators under the Affordable Care Act.

David holds a BA in Economics from Wesleyan University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

He and his wife, Nyna have four children and live in the Boston area.