Robert Jagiello

As managing director of the consulting and advisory firm Kaufman Hall, a Vizient company, Robert Jagiello leads strategic advisory engagements for hospitals, health systems, managed care organizations and provider-sponsored health plans across the healthcare landscape. He advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, affiliations, joint ventures and other transformational transactions that support long-term growth and organizational sustainability.

Robert partners with boards, executive teams and senior leaders to evaluate strategic alternatives, structure and negotiate complex transactions and execute initiatives that strengthen competitive positioning and enterprise value. Through disciplined financial analysis, transaction expertise and stakeholder alignment, he helps organizations navigate complex strategic decisions while advancing sustainable growth and long-term performance.

A trusted advisor with more than 15 years of healthcare investment banking and strategic advisory experience, Robert is recognized for helping organizations evaluate transformational opportunities and execute complex strategic decisions. He combines deep transaction expertise with a practical understanding of the financial and governance dynamics facing today's healthcare organizations. Prior to joining Kaufman Hall, Robert served as senior vice president and head of not-for-profit healthcare strategy and mergers and acquisitions at Jefferies, where he established and grew the firm's healthcare M&A platform. Earlier, he held leadership roles within Citi's not-for-profit healthcare investment banking practice, advising leading healthcare organizations on high-profile strategic initiatives.

Robert holds a master of arts in economics from Georgetown University and a bachelor of arts in economics from the University of California, San Diego.