Robert Andrews, JD
Rob Andrews currently serves as the CEO of the Health Transformation Alliance (HTA) and Chairman of the Board of Lolo Health, a health tech company that connects consumers to a high value health experience.
As CEO of the HTA, Andrews oversees the strategic direction of over 50 major corporations who have come together in an alliance to fix our broken healthcare system. HTA’s Member Companies are collectively responsible for more than 7 million employees, dependents and retirees globally, and they drive an annual health care spend of $26 billion. Through Andrews’ leadership, the HTA has launched value-driven solutions specifically designed to improve patient care and economic value through world class data & analytics, pathbreaking pharmaceutical solutions, high quality medical networks and robust consumer engagement initiatives.
Andrews previously led the Government Affairs practice at Dilworth Paxson law firm for two years before joining the HTA.
Prior to private practice, Andrews served as a Member of the United States House of Representatives for nearly 24 years. Upon his departure from the Congress, President Barack Obama praised Andrews’ service as “an original author of the Affordable Care Act…and a vital partner in its passage and implementation,” and cited his “tenacity and skill” in representing the people of New Jersey.
Andrews is married to Camille Spinello Andrews, an attorney and legal educator, and former Dilworth partner, and they have two daughters, Jacquelyn and Josie.
During his time in the U.S. House, Andrews was a Member of the House of Democratic Leadership as Co-Chairman of the Steering Policy Committee; Senior Democratic Member and former Chairman of the Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce; Senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, with responsibility for all national defense matters; Senior Democratic member and the former Chairman of the Defense Committee Panel on Defense Procurement Reform; Senior Democratic member and former Chairman of the Defense Committee Panel on Audit of the Pentagon; Participant, White House Summit on Health Care Reforms (2009 and 2010); One of the Original Authors of the Affordable Care Act; One of the original authors of the Defense Procurement Reform Law (2009); and he holds the record for the highest number of votes ever received by a U.S. House candidate in the history of the state of New Jersey.
Andrews’ professional and community activities include his time as former Director of Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders, now known as the Board of Commissioners.
Andrews has been a keynote speaker at charitable, educational and governmental events for 30 years, including: Bucknell University commencement; Rutgers Law School commencement; and Rutgers Camden commencement. He has been a frequent guest on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and CNBC.
Education:
J.D., magna cum laude, Cornell Law School, 1982 • Cornell Law Review • Order of the Coif
B.A., summa cum laude with honors, Bucknell University, 1979 • Phi Beta Kappa