National Health Council (NHC) CEO Randall “Randy” Rutta is dedicated to policy-to-practice solutions that interpret, influence, and improve federal and state health care policies to enhance public and private sector health care innovation, outcomes, and efficiency. Since joining the NHC in February 2021, Rutta leads the NHC with the goal of affecting change across the health ecosystem and promoting increased access to affordable, high-value, and sustainable health care. Prior to joining the NHC, Rutta was the President and CEO of the American Autoimmune Related Disease Association (AARDA), an organization dedicated to addressing autoimmunity and a longtime member of the NHC. He also served as AARDA’s Federal Policy Consultant and as Principal at ConnectHealth, LLC, a DC-based consulting company he established in 2017 that provides strategic insight in achieving objectives across the health care ecosystem.