Abner Mason
“I’m excited to be part of the FORESIGHT Advisory Committee because of the initiative’s mission and approach. It aligns with my own passion and interest in improving the health care system in America, and to bring better, more innovative health care to all populations in our country.”
Before creating ConsejoSano, Abner Mason was founder and CEO for the Workplace Wellness Council of Mexico, now the leading corporate wellness company in Mexico. From 2003 to 2008, he was founder and executive director of AIDS Responsibility Project, driving the creation of CONAES and JaBCHA, the first business councils on HIV/AIDS in Mexico and Jamaica. Abner previously served as chairman of the International Committee and member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA), appointed by President Bush in 2002. He spent ten years in the Massachusetts State government, including roles as chief policy advisor to Massachusetts Governors Paul Cellucci and Jane Swift, Governor Cellucci’s undersecretary of transportation, and deputy general manager of the Massachusetts Transit Authority.
Before joining state government, Abner worked as an associate consultant for Bain & Company. In 2018, he founded Health Tech 4 Medicaid (HT4M), a nonprofit coalition of healthtech leaders collaborating to create technology for Medicaid programs. Additionally, he is a founding council member of US of Care, a nonprofit centered on improving health care access developed by former Medicare and Medicaid administrator Andy Slavitt. Abner is a graduate of Harvard.