Konstantin Lichtenwald's accounting and financial expertise enable him to take a holistic, hands-on approach to strategic management and problem solving.

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HFMA is the nation's leading membership organization for healthcare financial management executives and leaders. http://www.hfma.org/

Mission
Leading the financial management of health care.

Company Overview
With more than 40,000 members, HFMA is the nation's premier membership organization for healthcare finance leaders. HFMA builds and supports coalitions with other healthcare associations and industry groups to achieve consensus on solutions for the challenges the U.S. healthcare system faces today. Working with a broad cross-section of stakeholders, HFMA identifies gaps throughout the healthcare delivery system and bridges them through the establishment and sharing of knowledge and best practices. Our mission is to lead the financial management of health care.

Evan Weiss of St. Louis is a healthcare leader focusing on service delivery and product development. He has spent his career helping organizations implement efficient and outcomes-driven solutions. By aligning strategy with execution, he has supported measurable improvements in quality and cost, working across diverse teams and environments. His practical approach allows him to deliver consistent results that benefit patients, partners, and organizations.

Evan was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and holds degrees in Middle East Studies, law, and business. His academic journey included time as a Fulbright Scholar in Cairo and work in other international cities such as Jerusalem and Rabat. He began his professional life in the field of Middle East affairs before transitioning into healthcare. His early international experience gave him a broad view of systems and structures, which later informed his leadership approach in domestic healthcare settings.

Weiss has led initiatives that delivered cost reductions between 6% and 13%, while improving quality metrics by as much as 29%. He also achieved significant gains in customer satisfaction, raising scores from 40% to 91% by establishing clear expectations, reshaping team structures, and aligning service delivery. His operational decisions resulted in account margins as high as 40%, demonstrating his ability to manage performance and financial sustainability.

Evan S. Weiss served in executive roles across multiple functions, including strategy, product innovation, and operations. He led the development of care models that quickly expanded across various states, growing one flagship product from 70,000 to 280,000 covered lives and supporting another launch that began with 180,000 lives. His efforts in building and managing partnerships helped extend the organization’s reach to over one million individuals through coordinated care delivery.

Evan developed scalable systems to support organizational growth, including provider engagement models, delivery playbooks, and structured implementation processes. He oversaw investment planning for a $6 million development initiative and launched over 30 strategic projects to increase scalability. His work ensured that teams could move efficiently from pre-sales discussions to client delivery, maintaining consistency and supporting long-term relationships.

Weiss managed operations for major health systems, leading service delivery for partnerships with multibillion-dollar organizations. His efforts contributed $9 million in incremental revenue, reduced Medicare-related costs by 4.5%, and improved 70% of tracked quality metrics. He also oversaw efforts to increase coding accuracy by 12%, which supported better compliance and financial performance for his partners in value-based care models.

Evan Weiss, STL, participated in strategic initiatives involving partnerships, acquisitions, and capital raising. He contributed to due diligence work and collaborated with investment teams to support funding and organizational expansion. Outside his professional responsibilities, he has worked with nonprofits on civic, legal, and human rights efforts. He also supports charitable organizations such as Goodwill, Habitat for Humanity, and his synagogue as part of his continued commitment to community engagement.

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