Aaron Albright Email & Phone Number

Eden Prairie , Mn, Us

A strategic communications team leader responsible for proactive and reputation management for the $100B+ Optum Health business that includes physician-led local care practices across 20+ states, a national behavioral health benefits business, home care, federal and state government contracts, among other business lines.Progressive growth from director to vice president over seven years, resulting in increased leadership responsibilities that included a diverse national team of employee engagement and external communicators.Activities included annual planning, business announcements, writing congressional and state hearing testimony, and developing strategic communications plans around mergers and acquisitions, legal and regulatory issues, public health responses and investor relations. Developed integrated communications plans in collaboration with executive business leadership and cross-functional teams including government affairs, legal and litigation, finance, marketing, operations, clinical, and outside firms.

Baltimore, Md, Us

Working in collaboration with HHS and Executive Office of the President communications offices, led the agency's national public affairs staff on all aspects of CMS's $1 trillion+ in health care programs including Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act, including the HealthCare.gov recovery. Developed integrated communications strategies directed towards the public, members of Congress, the media, external stakeholders on the mission, policies and proposals of the agency. Worked across the agency, department and the Obama administration on rapid response, congressional oversight, and crisis communications and policy announcements.

Managed and coordinated public relations projects with committee leadership, policy staff, outside stakeholders and other members of Congress. Responsibilities included writing speeches, press releases, background documents, talking points and editorials. Spokesperson for the committee’s issues of jurisdiction including labor issues, retirement savings policy, workplace health and safety, health care, No Child Left Behind, student loans.Active participant of the House Democratic leadership’s rapid response communications team during the development, debate and passage of the Affordable Care Act.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Spokesperson for more than 20 banking issues. Developed and implemented communications plans consisting of press releases, statements, background materials and editorials for membership, consumers and reporters.

Developed and implemented all aspects of communications efforts to constituents and the media. Managed the constituent direct mail program, implemented an auto call program from scratch, coordinated local and national press events, and organized town hall meetings.