John Knapp serves as Vice President, Advocacy in Premier's Washington, DC office. In this role, John serves as the primary contact for Premier with Capitol Hill lawmakers. With more than 20 years of experience in healthcare advocacy, John advances policy proposals to support the transformation to high-quality, cost-effective healthcare. Prior to joining Premier, John worked for the Children’s Hospital Association and the firm of O’Neill, Athy & Casey. John is a graduate of Connecticut College and the University of Texas at Austin.

Somaieh McMullan is a Senior Director of Payment Policy and responsible for Premier’s advocacy strategy for hospital payment policies and expansion of value-based care (VBC). For over a decade, Somaieh has designed and implemented VBC payment models for public and private payers.