Charlene Frizzera is the President and CEO of CF Health Advisors, a healthcare policy and business strategy advisory firm that she co-founded with her partner, Jeremy Brown. CF Health Advisors combines Charlene’s extensive knowledge, after serving 30 years of federal service at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, with the financing industry expertise of her partner to offer unique and practical perspectives on healthcare.
Prior to CF Health Advisors, Charlene was the Acting Administrator of CMS, where she was responsible for leading the Agency. Over her 30-year career at CMS, she gained extensive in-depth policy and operational knowledge, having previously held the positions of Chief Operating Officer of CMS, Deputy Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations, Regional Administrator of the Philadelphia Regional Office, as well as various other positions within the Medicaid and Medicare programs.
Charlene is currently a member of the Board of Directors for several companies, and an investor and advisor to early-stage healthcare technology companies. In addition, she is an adjunct professor at George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health.