Bringing Value to Healthcare (PDF)

Rita E. Numerof, PhD, president of Numerof & Associates, is an internationally recognized consultant and author with more than 25 years of experience in the field of strategy development and execution, business model design, and market analysis. Her clients have included Fortune 500 companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Westinghouse, AstraZeneca, Merck, Abbott Laboratories, major healthcare institutions, payers, and government agencies. The focus of her consulting addresses the challenges of maintaining competitive advantage in highly dynamic and regulated markets. Dr. Numerof graduated magna cum laude from the Honors College, Syracuse University, and received her MSS and PhD from Bryn Mawr College.

Michael N. Abrams, MA, cofounder and managing partner of Numerof & Associates, has served as an internal and external consultant to Fortune 500 corporations, major pharmaceutical and medical device companies, healthcare delivery institutions, the financial services industry, and government agencies for over 25 years. As an adjunct faculty member of Washington University, St. Louis and LaSalle College, School of Business Administration in Philadelphia, Mr. Abrams has taught MBA courses in strategic management, product planning and evaluation, quantitative decision making, and market analysis. Mr. Abrams completed his doctoral work in business policy at St. Louis University. He received his MA from George Washington University in Washington, DC.