Shawn Gremminger is PBGH’s Director of Health Policy. Shawn leads efforts to improve quality and affordability for consumers and health care purchasers through federal policy. Shawn joined PBGH from Families USA, where he was Senior Director of Federal Relations. In that position, he led all federal-government interactions and directed the launch of Families USA’s new health care value initiative, Consumers First. Gremminger previously served as Director of Legislative Affairs at America’s Essential Hospitals and as Associate Director of Federal Legislative Affairs with the Children’s Hospital Association. Shawn achieved a Master of Public Policy from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia.