Evelyn Gallego, MBA, MPH, CPHIMS

Chief Executive Officer & Founder

Evelyn Gallego, MBA, MPH, CPHIMS, is the CEO and Founder of EMI Advisors LLC. EMI was started to further Evelyn’s mission of delivering value-driven health data management advisory services to her government and commercial clients. Evelyn is a trusted advisor in helping her clients bridge the gap between health information technology policy and standards and business requirements.

She has a strong ability to work across and build consensus with diverse stakeholder groups to include multidisciplinary providers, policymakers, health plans, community-based organizations, researchers, system vendors and implementers, and standard development organizations.

Evelyn provides specialized expertise in digital health interoperability and health and human services policy with a focus on alignment of regulatory, technical, and process improvement requirements to enable the effective adoption and use of technology. She is a thought leader in the areas of care coordination, social determinants of health (SDOH), health IT policy analysis and development, health information exchange and interoperability, and health and human services standards development.

Evelyn earned her International MBA from the Schulich School of Business in Toronto, Canada, and her MPH in Health Policy from George Washington University. She resides in Chevy Chase, MD with her husband, two children, and two Boston Terriers.