Kristine Blackwood

Practice Areas

Kristine Blackwood brings multi-dimensional expertise and experience to advance clients' health care policy goals and solve complex challenges, drawing on her experience in senior leadership positions at the US Department of Health and Human Services, the US Department of Justice, and with House and Senate Committees with healthcare jurisdiction, as well as her private sector experience. She devises and implements comprehensive advocacy campaigns to advance legislative and regulatory goals on Capitol Hill and with the Executive Branch, builds health care clients' allies, corporate profiles and footprints to reach key opinion leaders in Washington.

During the COVID-19 crisis, Ms. Blackwood's ability to solve problems under pressure was invaluable in securing urgently needed federal assistance for her clients. Her insider's understanding of the federal government's emergency preparedness capabilities, public health programs and critical infrastructure, and her insight into rapidly evolving science, policy, and politics proved singularly helpful for clients navigating unprecedented challenges of a public health emergency.