BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corporate strategist Lauren McConville joined healthcare communications and public affairs firm Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock, Inc. as senior executive advisor, the company announced today.
McConville, a former advisor with Bain & Company, was most recently a program director for strategic analytics for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she helped lead transformative changes at the medical center.
“Lauren’s work as a creative strategist and leader make her an invaluable asset to our team and our clients,” said David Jarrard, president and CEO of Jarrard Inc. “With her skills and expertise, we will continue to craft solutions for healthcare providers in crisis, transition or opportunity.”
Prior to Vanderbilt, McConville served as chief of staff to the chief marketing and strategy officer of Nationwide Insurance. There, she was part of a team that redesigned the company’s 700+ person marketing team and developed new processes to improve marketing capabilities. She also co-authored a new corporate strategy for the company in partnership with the chief strategy officer.
“I’m thrilled to have joined the winning team at Jarrard,” McConville said. “The singular focus on healthcare and the opportunity to build pragmatic strategies for our clients energizes me.”
McConville began her career at Bain in Chicago, advising clients on the development of growth strategies, cost reduction and organizational design. She graduated magna cum laude from Davidson College with a bachelor’s degree in English and earned her MBA from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler School of Business, where she was a recipient of the UNC Merit Fellowship.
About Jarrard Inc.
Jarrard Inc. is the premier strategic communications and public affairs firm for any health system experiencing a time of significant change, crisis or opportunity. The firm publishes healthcare newsletter Inside Baseball and ranks among the top 15 healthcare PR firms in the U.S. For more information, visit www.jarrardinc.com or follow us @JarrardInc.
