George founded Artia Solutions in 2005. For almost two decades, Artia has provided first-rate consultation services to pharmaceutical manufacturers operating within the Medicaid environment. George also founded Crossroads: An Artia Solutions Conference in 2017. Prior to Artia Solutions, George was the Vice President of Business Development for Provider Synergies, a company managing rebate programs for state Medicaid. One of his major accomplishments was the development of the multi-state pooling initiative known as TOP$.

Previously, George was the Pharmacy Services Bureau Chief at Florida Medicaid for three years. He implemented the first PDL in the country in 2001. His responsibilities included the planning, directing, organizing, and coordinating of policies and procedures related to the Medicaid prescribed drug program, research and analysis of proposed state and federal legislation, Medicaid prescribed drug budget, and cost containment initiatives. Additional responsibilities included coordinating pharmacy audits and supporting various committees such as P&T, DUR, and chief liaison with PBMs.

Before joining Florida Medicaid in 2001, George held numerous positions for the Eckerd Corporation. Most notably, he held the positions of Regional Pharmacy Operations Manager, Director of Brand Pharmaceutical Purchasing, Director of Managed Care Development, and Director of Clinical Services. His responsibilities included the pharmacy operations of 300 drug stores, purchasing and inventory of brand pharmaceuticals, negotiation of managed care contracts, and the creation of clinical programs.

He is a member of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Florida Pharmacy Association, and Rho Chi Honor Society. He previously served on the American Pharmacist Association Benchmarking Steering Committee, American Pharmacist Association STAT Committee, JAPHA Editorial Advisory Board, and the Florida Department of Health Drug Therapy Task Force. George graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from Samford University.

Matt joined Artia in 2009, and he has over 25 years of Medicaid experience. He specializes in assisting clients with supplemental rebate negotiations and product positions, as well as Medicaid policy, fiscal, utilization, reimbursement, and program strategies. Prior to Artia Solutions, Matt served four years as a Senior Legislative Analyst for the Florida Senate, where he was responsible for developing the budget for the Florida Medicaid program and analyzing the fiscal impacts of policy proposals. In addition to his fiscal responsibilities, Matt served as a staff member of the Florida Senate Select Committee on Florida Medicaid Reform, where he was instrumental in the development of the legislation for Florida's Medicaid Reform effort. Previously, Matt served in the Office of Policy and Budget under Florida Governor Jeb Bush, where he was responsible for the development of the governor's proposed Medicaid budget.
 
Before joining the executive office of the governor, Matt held several positions in Florida's Medicaid administrative agency, where he most notably was responsible for launching and administering the Silver Saver Prescription Drug Discount Program, Florida's State Prescription Assistance Program (SPAP). During his tenure at the agency, he also specialized in developing reimbursement rates and providing fiscal impact analysis for prescribed drugs, hospitals, nursing homes, physicians, and other programs. Matt holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the College of Business at Florida State University.

Kinsey is the Senior Vice President of Capsule Research & Support and Contracting & Analytics. She leads clients with all financial aspects of the Medicaid rebate process, optimizing the accessibility of pharmaceuticals in the Medicaid marketplace. While overseeing Artia’s Analytics department, and working closely alongside the clinical staff, Kinsey’s primary role and responsibility is assisting pharmaceutical manufacturers in the advisement of supplemental rebates, contracting, and strategies. Kinsey also provides support in a training capacity for clients looking to learn about the intricacies of Medicaid rebates. She has previously supported various Medicaid 101 trainings, both one-on-one and at the bi-annual Crossroads: An Artia Solutions Conference. She also leads the planning and execution of the Speed Networking event at the Crossroads Conference.    
 
Kinsey graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics with a focus on mathematics and economics in 2014 from The Florida State University College of Arts and Sciences. She also received the SAS Programming and Data Analysis Certificate.

Chris is the Senior Vice President of Client Relations. He joined Artia in 2021 with more than 17 years of experience in Medicaid administration. He is responsible for supervising, coordinating, and managing the client relations process.

Previously, Chris served state Medicaid pharmacy programs for 17 years in the Magellan Medicaid Administration (MMA) preferred drug list (PDL) program. In 2004, he began as a Clinical Account Manager, with responsibilities including the implementation and daily operation of supplemental rebate and PDL programs for multiple states. This position served as the foundation for his pharmacoeconomic analysis skills that would propel his career with MMA. Chris explained clinical and financial analysis in Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Committee meetings for over 200 PDL classes on an annual basis and would go on to lead P&T meetings for 17 states. He also contributed to MMA's library of Therapeutic Class Reviews as a writer and editor.

In 2011, Chris was promoted to Director of Clinical Services for PDL programs at MMA. In this role, he added leadership for the PDL Clinical Account Manager team and responsibility for 15 state customer contracts for PDL services. As Director, Chris developed a number of regular reports that provided market context for both the rebate negotiation team, as well as state customers, that supported PDL recommendations. He took an active role with manufacturers to shape supplemental rebate strategy through clinical analysis and net pricing trends. This work extended into co-author status for the industry's first trend report from the Medicaid fee-for-service net spend standpoint, the Magellan Rx Management Medicaid Pharmacy Trend Report, from the first edition in 2016 through 2020.

Chris was named Vice President, Account Management in 2017 for MMA's PDL business line. With this advancement came additional responsibilities for manufacturer relations, rebate negotiation, and business development for the country's largest PDL services provider. Under his leadership, MMA's Medicaid footprint grew to 26 state PDL programs and over 33 million Medicaid recipients. With responsibility for the entire business unit, Chris led MMA to winning proposals for new business and customer retention as well as additional program sales for medical supplies rebates and PDL compliance monitoring of managed care organizations. His thorough knowledge of the pharmaceuticals market in Medicaid brought hundreds of millions in supplemental rebate dollars to MMA state customers. Chris' Medicaid expertise has been noted in interactions with the Senate Finance Committee, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Congressional Budget Office.

Chris graduated from The Ohio State University with his bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy and earned his Doctor of Pharmacy from University of Cincinnati.

Chad is the Vice President of Drug Launch Services and Clinical Operations. He joined Artia in 2019 with more than 14 years of Medicaid pharmacy benefits service administration experience. He is responsible for managing client accounts, assisting in the implementation of new drug launches, and spearheading select new client deliverables.

Previously, Chad was the Regional Pharmacy Director at Change Healthcare Medicaid Pharmacy Services Division located in Augusta, Maine. He oversaw eight state accounts that generated more than $15 million in annual revenue. He also worked with the business development team as a subject matter expert developing clinical solutions and cost proposals.

Chad began his career as a community pharmacist, and later held positions such as PA Pharmacist, Clinical Pharmacy Manager, DUR Director, and Regional Pharmacy Manager at Change Healthcare (formerly Goold Health Systems).

Chad received his Doctor of Pharmacy from Drake University and his Master’s in Business Administration from Grantham University.

Nick is the Vice President of Market Access. He joined Artia in 2022, and he is responsible for leading the continued development of Artia's operational knowledge and expertise in the Managed Medicaid area and other managed markets.

Nick brings 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry to the Artia team. He has broad experience in commercial operations and has spent the past 15 years with Teva Pharmaceuticals in Market Access.

Nick successfully led Teva’s Account Management teams as Vice President, Market Access, heading the US Specialty Government and Commercial payer account management functions. Nick began his Market Access career in the government payer channel with a focus on Medicaid Managed Care and FFS State payers. He built the Public Sector payer account team at Teva and was responsible for maximizing channel profitability in the Medicaid segment.  

Nick went on to lead the Commercial Account Management teams at the regional and national levels with responsibility for national PBMs, health plans, and Medicare market customers. His product launch experience covers specialty brands and biosimilars in both the Rx and medical benefit with a focus on creating appropriate access. Nick was integral in developing strategies with payer marketing and contracting to execute in both the government and commercial channels of business. He has deep experience with the US pharmaceutical supply chain, government pricing, and payer reimbursement models. 

Prior to Teva, Nick spent his early career with Sanofi and its predecessor companies with commercial roles in sales and sales leadership. He focused on hospital sales, leading teams as a District Manager and eventually taking the role of Regional Account Manager in Managed Markets, where he had sole responsibility for Medicaid Managed Care accounts.

Nick recently joined the External Affairs team at Teva as VP of US Public Policy and State Government Affairs. This role provided insight into the policy and broader issues facing the biopharmaceutical industry, such as drug pricing, reimbursement, and transparency. In this role, Nick broadened his background to include the generic product markets and the complex legal and regulatory policies governing this industry. Nick represented Teva Pharmaceuticals before government officials at the state level and supported Teva’s engagement in trade organizations such as Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) and the Biosimilars council. He holds a BS degree from Ithaca College and participated in Teva’s Global Leadership (LEAP) program at the Wharton School of Business. Nick has two daughters, and he and his wife Marjorie reside in Connecticut.

Melody is the Vice President of Marketing. She joined Artia in 2016, and she leads marketing strategies for Artia Solutions, as well as event production and planning for the biennial Crossroads: An Artia Solutions Conference. Crossroads was the first event of its kind in 2018, bringing Medicaid stakeholders together for impactful discussion. 

Prior to Artia, Melody worked in content marketing and public relations as an Account Executive. Melody also holds extensive experience in writing and editing in several industries, including healthcare, technology, and lifestyle. She honed her writing skills through various fellowships and internships at publications including Southern Living magazine, NYLON magazine, Birmingham magazine, and The Auburn Plainsman newspaper.

Melody graduated from Auburn University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism. War Eagle!

Michael is the Vice President of Policy & Strategy. He has worked as an advocate and analyst on health, environmental, and educational policy issues for both the private and public sectors since 1992. 
 
Previously, Michael was the CEO of The Garner Group. While managing The Garner Group, Michael and his team developed ground-breaking coverage policies around prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs), conducted nationwide surveys and analyses of gaps in state policies and programs for the treatment of Substance Use Disorder/Opioid Use Disorder, and assisted clients by providing state engagement advocacy plans to create awareness and educate policymakers on ultra rare conditions and diseases. Immediately before transitioning into his new role in Artia Solutions, Michael led an internal Public Policy Workgroup tracking and analyzing the progress of President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” one of the most comprehensive domestic policy bills in over a decade. Finally, Michael provided policy support across all three companies on issues ranging from the removal of the AMP CAP to helping clients understand the major differences between Medicaid and CHIP.
 
Before starting The Garner Group, Michael retired as the Senior Director of Government Relations for Anthem Inc. and its affiliates in Florida. In this role, he was the lead lobbyist responsible for advocating legislative and regulatory policies on a wide range of issues affecting health care coverage, professional and facility regulation, prescription drug pricing and distribution, and health information collection and access for consumers. Michael was also heavily involved in health plan operations, mergers and acquisitions, and participated in developing successful responses to multi-billion-dollar invitations to negotiate/requests for proposals to provide health coverage in Medicaid, Medicare, and Children Health Insurance Programs.
 
Prior to Anthem, Michael served for many years as the President and CEO of the Florida Association of Health Plans (FAHP), the state trade association for health plans in Florida. He was the industry’s primary advocate, lobbyist, and spokesperson, representing almost 20 health plans serving every health care market in the state, including Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare, Children’s Health Insurance, and the Federal Employee Health Plan.
 
Michael was recruited to run the Association after a distinguished career in the Florida Legislature, included working in the Legislature’s program and policy evaluation office, the House of Representatives’ Committee on Health Care, and the Senate’s Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care Committee. Michael worked on a wide range of policy issues while with the Legislature including commercial health insurance reform, Florida’s CHIP Program, Medicaid, healthcare fraud and abuse prevention and detection, environmental assessment methodologies, and administrative structures in school districts in Florida. He also served as the lead professional staff on the Senate Select Committee on Medicaid Reform transforming the state’s Medicaid program from a fee-for-service to mandatory managed care program.
 
Michael has worked for the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville establishing a Medicare outpatient reimbursement system; Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSFL) as a Senior Policy Analyst and advocate focusing on state and federal health policies including health coverage mandates, mental health parity, civil remedy for HMO liability, and the implementation of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996; and started his career in a nonprofit health planning council conducting community healthcare needs assessments and implementing community programs providing prenatal screening and perinatal services for pregnant women and infants.
 
Dr. Garner received his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate from the University of Florida in Political Science/Public Affairs with specialties in health and environmental policy. He researched the effects of persistent impoverishment on health status in rural counties throughout the country, examined the effects of maternal and child health programs on reducing low weight births and infant mortality, and worked on establishing and operating community recycling programs.

Miranda is the Vice President of Finance. She joined Artia in 2026, and she is grateful for the opportunity to serve Artia's leadership team and support the company's mission of expanding access to essential medications for patients in need. Her role is to build strong financial systems and processes that free the co-presidents to focus on strategy and growth while providing transparent, trustworthy reporting to stakeholders.

With 15 years of experience in finance, Miranda brings extensive expertise in M&A transactions, financial due diligence, and post-acquisition integration. Her background spans healthcare, management consulting, and financial transformations in rapidly growing organizations. She has had the privilege of working through system implementations, financial restructuring, and integrations as companies scale and evolve. She has learned that strong financial discipline is ultimately about stewardship—managing resources wisely and with integrity, so organizations can fulfill their missions.

Miranda approaches her work with the belief that finance should serve the business, not constrain it. She is committed to building processes and systems grounded in accuracy and transparency, and to explaining financial concepts clearly so leaders can make informed decisions with confidence. She finds joy in the detailed work of accounting—getting the numbers right, understanding why they matter, and ensuring financial health supports the mission.

Miranda holds a Bachelor of Accountancy. She is a CMA (Certified Management Accountant) and CIA (Certified Internal Auditor). She is a member of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants and the American Institute of Internal Auditors.

When away from the office, Miranda enjoys researching topics that fascinate her—currently diving deep into artificial intelligence, longevity science, and how technology can improve healthcare. She is an avid traveler and finds her happiest moments on the water: boat days are absolutely the best days. She also thrives on forward-looking financial planning—building projections, running scenarios, and finding clarity during complexity and change, which suits a scaling consulting firm perfectly.