Mark F. Newsome

Mark Newsome is the Center's Healthcare Fellow and an IBM Senior Partner, Industry Leader, U.S. Federal Healthcare Consulting. He has an extensive background in health care management, government affairs, and business development. He is a retired Army Medical Service Corps Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with over 25 years of active duty service culminating as Army Medical Congressional Budget Liaison with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller, Pentagon. As the primary point of interface to House and Senate Defense and Military Construction (MILCON) Appropriations Committees, Mark held responsibilities for development and execution of comprehensive legislative strategies for over $12 billion in appropriated funding for Army Health Care, Medical Research, Medical Procurement, Wounded Warrior care, and Medical MILCON. His efforts secured increased funding across all portfolios and doubled funding for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program.