Kristin Ficery leads Accenture’s Health and Public Sector Strategy practice globally. In this role, she establishes and executes Accenture’s priorities and operating model to bring innovation and top-tier talent to address the strategic aspirations of clients. Kristin is an innovator and enjoys challenging conventional wisdom in healthcare. She is the Executive Sponsor for Accenture’s Rural Health Transformation work, advising States on using technology and clinical innovation such as AI to reinvent how healthcare better serves rural communities. Kristin earned an MBA in Finance and Healthcare Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University where she was a four-year starter on the varsity tennis team. Kristin is based in Atlanta with her husband and is the proud parent of two adult daughters. Her favorite pastimes include tennis, running, hiking, and traveling with her active family.
Leaders must resist the urge to replicate urban models that do not translate well to rural contexts. Instead, they should design solutions that are built for rural communities, grounded in local insight and enabled by scalable capabilities.