Janis PowersI am a health care strategy consultant with a data-driven focus on health care delivery optimization. I currently serve as the VP of Strategic Operations for a boutique consulting firm in Austin Texas and spent the formative portion of my consulting areer with Deloitte. Through my personal brand, Provocative Perspectives, I offer research-driven alternative perspectives on challenging political and social issues. My articles have appeared in health care industry journals including Hospitals & Health Networks and Healthcare Financial Management as well as The Huffington Post and numerous websites. I have published a novel about the challenges of working motherhood called Mama's Got a Brand New Job. I have an undergraduate degree in architecture from Yale and masters' degrees in architecture and business from the University of Michigan. I am a born and bred New Yorker who's spent the last two decades enjoying life in Austin, Texas with my family. Read More Read Less