Joel Whitaker is General Manager for Advisory Board, the editorially independent research division of Optum and UnitedHealth Group. As GM, Joel is responsible for research, events, client success, and commercial teams across all markets, from hospital systems to health plans, from life sciences to digital health.Advisory Board helps leaders and future leaders in the health care industry work smarter and faster by providing provocative insights, actionable strategies, and practical tools to support execution, leveraging a team of over 250 experts and a network of nearly 5000 member organizations.Joel's expert commentary has appeared in media outlets such as CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, and the Harvard Business Review. He facilitates workshops with executive teams and boards and delivers conference keynotes on business strategy, the international economic outlook, and geopolitical risk. Previously, Joel was Chief Research Officer and Head of Product for Frontier Strategy Group (FSG, later rebranded to DuckerFrontier and FrontierView), expanding its coverage from emerging markets best practices to global geopolitical risk and economic forecasting. Prior to FSG, Joel was head of Asia-Pacific Research for Corporate Executive Board (CEB, now Gartner), based in Singapore, and previously led CEB’s global research programs for leaders in information technology, R&D, and corporate strategy. In the public sector, Joel launched the Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding at the Congressionally-established U.S. Institute of Peace. The Center evolved into the PeaceTech Lab, now an independent nonprofit.
Listed skills include Strategy, Business Strategy, Program Management, Strategic Planning, and 32 others.