Experienced. Collaborative.
Mission-Focused.

Founder & Managing Principal — Federal & Commercial Practice

Agentic AI · DHA · VA · CMS · HHS · Federal Market Strategy · Go-To-Market · Digital Health

Mitch Mitchell is the founder of Echelon Health and one of the most experienced growth and strategy executives working at the intersection of federal healthcare, clinical AI, and digital transformation. With 25+ years building healthcare technology businesses from inception to national scale — across venture-backed startups, Fortune 500 enterprises, and federal programs — he brings a rare combination of operational credibility, strategic depth, and mission-centered leadership to every engagement.

Mitch has spent his career doing the work that Echelon Health now advises on. As Chief Growth Officer at Hippocratic AI, he built the federal government business unit from scratch for the $3.5 billion leader in agentic clinical AI, establishing pipeline, partnerships, and compliance infrastructure for programs spanning CMS, DHA, VA, and HHS. At Amwell, as Group Vice President of Government Solutions, he led the strategy and execution of the $180M contract that powered My Military Health — the Defense Health Agency's digital-first care platform — increasing telehealth utilization across Military Treatment Facilities by over 930%, and earning the FedHealthIT Innovation Award. Over 16 years at Change Healthcare, RelayHealth, and McKesson, he rose to National Vice President of Federal Solutions, securing the company's largest DoD engagement and earning McKesson's President's Club recognition for a decade straight.

Mitch founded the original Echelon Health consulting practice in 2001, advising Partners HealthCare on digital health strategy and consumer engagement — before the term "digital health" existed. His career has been defined by a consistent pattern: entering markets early, building organizations from the ground up, and delivering results that others said couldn't be achieved. His perspective is that of someone who has sat across the table from federal CIOs, program executives, and congressional staffers — who understands the procurement realities, stakeholder dynamics, and mission stakes that make federal healthcare transformation so difficult, and so consequential.

Brendan FitzGerald

Managing Principal — Market Intelligence & Strategic Growth

Market Intelligence · Competitive Strategy · Payer & Provider Markets · Value-Based Care · Digital Health

Brendan FitzGerald is a healthcare technology executive and market intelligence strategist with more than 20 years of experience advising organizations across the full breadth of the healthcare software ecosystem. Known for translating complex market dynamics into clear, actionable business strategy, he has built a distinguished career at the intersection of data-driven insight, competitive intelligence, and commercial growth — earning a reputation as one of the industry's most trusted strategic advisors.

Brendan's career reflects a deliberate arc from rigorous financial analysis to healthcare strategic leadership. He began on Wall Street as an equity research associate — an experience that instilled the metrics-driven discipline and sophisticated analytical rigor that has informed every chapter of his career since. Over the past two decades, he has held senior and executive roles at leading healthcare technology organizations including HIMSS Analytics, where he led market research and intelligence programs across the provider and health system markets; Definitive Healthcare, where he expanded market intelligence capabilities serving healthcare vendors, investors, and consultancies nationwide; Change Healthcare and Medecision, where he synthesized competitive intelligence into revenue-generating payer and care management strategy; and PointClickCare, where he applied his expertise to the post-acute and long-term care market.

A recognized thought leader and author of syndicated healthcare research, Brendan has designed and led quantitative and qualitative market research programs, competitive assessment frameworks, advisory council engagements, and customer segmentation initiatives at scale. His work has regularly been cited by, and conducted in collaboration with, Gartner, IDC, Forrester, McKinsey, and PwC — reflecting the caliber and credibility of his market expertise. At Echelon Health, he brings that depth of intelligence and strategic judgment to help clients identify emerging market opportunities, anticipate competitive threats, and make confident, insight-driven decisions.

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Principal — Digital Health & Innovation Practice

Digital Health Strategy · Go-To-Market · Healthcare Innovation · Venture Advisory

A healthcare innovation strategist with deep expertise bridging the commercial digital health ecosystem and the federal healthcare marketplace — helping innovative organizations navigate both worlds to achieve meaningful market impact.

This principal brings a unique perspective shaped by more than 15 years working at the intersection of healthcare IT, venture-backed digital health, and federal health innovation programs. Having led go-to-market strategy for multiple successful healthcare technology companies and advised HHS and CMS on digital health program design, this leader understands both the commercial and mission-driven dimensions of healthcare innovation.

Passionate about expanding access to high-quality healthcare through technology, this principal is especially focused on rural healthcare innovation, health equity technology, and responsible AI adoption for underserved populations.