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Niall Brennan, MPP

Chief Analytics & Privacy Officer, Clarify Health

As the Chief Analytics and Privacy Officer, Niall leads the company’s analytics and informatics strategy. He also leads the Clarify Health Institute, which leverages Clarify’s data assets to provide thought leadership and establishes research partnerships with academics and policymakers across the industry. Mr. Brennan is a seasoned executive with deep knowledge of data, analytics, and the healthcare industry. Prior to Clarify, he was President and CEO of the Health Care Cost Institute, where he oversaw HCCI’s overall research agenda, highlighting trends in U.S. health care spending and the factors behind those trends. Niall served as the Chief Data Officer at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, where he led the Obama administration’s health care transparency efforts, built an advanced analytics enterprise, and played a key role in implementing numerous Affordable Care Act provisions, including the Qualified Entity Program and the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. Prior to CMS, Niall held senior roles at a variety of leading Washington DC health policy organizations, including the Brookings Institution, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Urban Institute. Niall received his MPP from Georgetown University and his BA from University College Dublin, Ireland.