Daniel (Dan) Brillman, MBA
Deputy Administrator and Center for Medicaid & CHIP Services Director
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Brillman is the deputy administrator at CMS and director of the Center for Medicaid & Chip Services, with extensive experience in health care technology, reform, and care delivery models, advancing cross-sector coordination, data interoperability, and analytical insights. Previously, Brillman was CEO and cofounder 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. Brillman is also a military officer of the Air Force Reserves, serving for over 17 years. He completed multiple combat deployments as a pilot in Afghanistan and Iraq, for which he earned multiple air medals and bronze campaign stars. Brillman continues to serve as a major, with assignments at Defense Innovation Unit as a joint strategic liaison officer and as an admissions liaison officer.
Brillman began his career in consulting and finance as well as entrepreneurial work with Scout Ventures, a venture capital firm in New York City. He holds a master’s degree in business administration from Columbia Business School and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Yale University.