Read G Holman (the G is for Geoffrey) is a strategic consultant bridging policy, technology, and health. Past work includes:
The Center for Civic Futures, a philanthropically funded non-profit helping state public benefit programs think about and integrate AI into their work. As an early employee supporting the build of and eventually oversight of our HHS programs, read helped the organization move from it’s hectic early days towards one of operational stability.
Unite Us, a technology company connecting health and social services. Playing key roles in the company first in sales and biz dev and later in government affairs, Read helped grow the company from a $200M valuation to $2B.
Federal Department of Health & Human Services, including stints at The Center for Medicaid & Medicare Innovation. Office of the HHS Chief Technology Officer (The HHS Idea Lab), and for the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs within the Secretary’s Office.
The White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, wearing communications, media relations, and program-improvement hats.
Projects on the future of health and public health. As a consultant, Read has had projects funded by HealthBegins, Renaissance Philanthropies, Schmidt Futures, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. He has advised dozens of health-related startups, for-profit and non-profit, all with early stage ideas on how to move systems towards prevention.
Read is also Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the National Center for Healthy Housing and a former AmeriCorps volunteer in Jacksonville, Florida. He is author of the book: “This Book Was Written By AI: Conversations with a bot on how we got here and how we get out and also among other things God.”
Read resides in Austin, Texas and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Trinity University and a Master of Public Health degree from Boston University.
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