Daniel (Dan) Brillman

Dan is the Director of Medicaid and CHIP and Deputy Administrator at CMS, with extensive experience in health care technology, reform, and care delivery models, advancing cross-sector coordination, data interoperability, and analytical insights. Previously, Dan was the CEO and Co-Founder of Unite Us, the nation’s largest outcome focused technology infrastructure that connects health care, government, and community-based services to coordinate care in real-time for millions of Americans. Dan is also a Military Officer of the Air Force Reserves, serving for over 17 years and completed multiple combat deployments as a pilot in Afghanistan and Iraq, for which he earned multiple air medals and bronze campaign stars. Dan continues to serve as a Major, with assignments at Defense innovation Unit (DIU) as a Joint Strategic Liaison Officer and as an Admissions Liaison Officer. 

Dan earned a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School and a BA in Political Science from Yale University, and began his career in consulting and finance as well as entrepreneurial work with Scout Ventures, a venture capital firm in New York City.

Dan resides in Washington, DC, and Philadelphia with his wife and two children.