Most recently Michael Nestor was a Partner and executive at Guidehouse’s Commercial Payer Division. Guidedhouse is a global provider of consulting services with a broad healthcare management consulting footprint across commercial and government sectors. Previously he was the Chief Executive Officer of The Lewin Group “Lewin” (a subsidiary of Optum/UnitedHealth Group) in November 2018 and oversaw all aspects of the business. Lewin is a healthcare analytics and policy analysis firm offering strategic consulting services across multiple facets of the healthcare industry with specific focus supporting Federal Health and Defense agencies. At Lewin, Mike set the overall vision of the organization and ensured client expectations are met by delivering innovative and industry leading solutions. Prior to his CEO role he served as Chief Operating Officer where he supported the ongoing business strategy and oversaw much of the daily operations. In addition, he led the State and Federal Health Insurance Exchange portfolio, serving as the client executive to multiple centers within CMS. A successful executive with 20+ years’ experience, Mike has led complex enterprise business and technology initiatives to deliver innovative new products and technology solutions that enhance customer satisfaction, drive revenue growth, and reduce operational expenses. Prior to Lewin, Mike was a Vice President with the Payer Consulting Group within Optum. There, he held multiple leadership positions with responsibilities for client project delivery, client account management, operational improvement and organizational leadership managing the 300+ management consulting division. While at Optum, he served as Senior Advisor to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as part of the rescue team responsible for the initial roll-out of Healthcare.gov. He also led CMS efforts to develop productive relationships between commercial payers and industry associations.
