Michael Nardone, MPA, currently leads an independent consulting practice providing strategic advice on Medicaid health policy and long-term services and supports. He has extensive experience in leading health and human services programs at the state, local, and national levels, most recently as director of the Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group at the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services. Mr. Nardone previously led the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services as Acting Secretary and was the state’s Medicaid director, serving on the executive committee of the National Association of Medicaid Directors. After leaving Pennsylvania state government, he joined Health Management Associates (HMA) as a managing principal and led establishment of the HMA Harrisburg office. He also served as the city of Philadelphia’s deputy managing director for special needs housing and has held government relations positions for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Mr. Nardone received a master’s degree in public affairs from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.