Maggie McKean joined Thorn Run Partners in October of 2023 with a background in health care policy, advocacy, and research. At Thorn Run, Maggie supports the firm’s health care team in tracking federal health care policy through the legislative and regulatory processes, as well as leading projects and supporting advocacy campaigns on a variety of health care issues.

Prior to joining Thorn Run, Maggie worked at the Federation of American Hospitals. In this role, she tracked and analyzed the impacts of federal health care policy on the U.S. hospital system, translating those complexities into understandable messages for both the public and members of Congress. Maggie’s experience extends to the nonprofit sector as well, where she helped establish the Homeless Reduction Task Force of Northwest Florida during an internship with the co-chairing nonprofit. She now sits on the board of directors for this nonprofit, continuing her involvement with the development of the task force’s strategic plan. She also has public sector experience as a local campaign manager, which resulted in her candidate’s successful election to Pensacola’s city council. This diverse background across sectors solidified her passion for policy and its direct impact on quality of life, especially in the health care space.

During her academic journey at Tulane University, she developed a particular passion for the potential of addressing health disparities through Medicaid expansion and other policy changes within federal health care programs. Maggie holds two degrees from Tulane University: a Bachelor of Science in Public Health and a Master of Public Health in Health Policy.