Chris Adamec serves as the Vice President of the Alliance for Connected Care. In addition to his role at the Alliance, Chris is also a Vice President at Sirona Strategies, where he leverages more than a decade of experience elevating and empowering patients, caregivers, clinicians, and others to support clients by designing and implementing successful health policy and advocacy strategies.

Prior to joining Sirona Strategies, Chris convened a wide range of stakeholders while leading policy for the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC). In that role, he strengthened diverse advocacy networks and shepherded the collective voice of primary care while advocating for policies and programs to make primary care more robust and patient centered. Chris also served as Director of Policy at the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC), a coalition of chief executives of the nation’s leading healthcare companies and organizations and as an advocate for people with Alzheimer’s disease and their families where he played a crucial role in efforts leading to the passage of P.L. 111-375, The National Alzheimer’s Project Act. In the distant past, Chris worked on Capitol Hill, for the State of Michigan, and in several political campaigns.

Chris earned his Master of Public Affairs from Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and his Bachelor of Arts from Alma College in Michigan.