Ryan Howells

Ryan Howells is a nationally recognized digital health policy and interoperability expert based out of the Leavitt Partners Washington, D.C., office, who regularly works with the White House, Congress, HHS, and the VHA. Since 2016, Ryan has led the CARIN Alliance, which has advanced consumer-directed exchange using FHIR® APIs. CARIN’s work has been implemented in production across the U.S., named as an “industry best practice” in multiple federal regulations, and received a World Changing Idea Award by Fast Company magazine.

Ryan also works with CMS and NCQA to advance digital quality measures, the Utah Governor’s office on their statewide FHIR® interoperability pilot, and with CDC and ONC on public health data modernization.

Ryan is a previous General Manager of a digital health product company and current board member for multiple health care companies. He also serves on the CMS MITA Governance Board, Carequality Steering Committee, ONC’s FAST Identity Tiger Team, and the Steering Committee of the Vaccination Credentialing Initiative. Ryan has an MHA from USC and a BA from BYU. He lives in Athens, GA, with his wife Alison and five children.