Speaker Profile
JD, VP, Rubrum Advising
Biography
Tamara Syrek Jensen is a nationally recognized health policy leader and former Director of CMS’s Coverage and Analysis Group (CAG), where she led national coverage policy for devices, drugs, biologics, and preventive services affecting more than 65 million Medicare beneficiaries. She was named CMS Executive of the Year in 2022 for her leadership in expanding patient access to innovation. At Rubrum Advising, she focuses on coverage and payment strategy for medical technologies, helping clients align clinical evidence, FDA pathways, and payer requirements from early development through launch.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2027 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
Hal Paz, Khosla Ventures
PMWC Award Ceremony
• Victor Dzau, National Academy of Medicine (Luminary)
Featured Speakers
• Victor Dzau, National Academy of Medicine
• Hal Paz, Khosla Ventures
• David Feinberg, Oracle
• Dan Knecht, EmblemHealth
• Mike Montalto, Amgen
• Michael Pfeffer, Stanford
• Burns Blaxall, Cincinnati Children's
• Peter Hulick, Endeavor Health
• Hilary Gee Goeckner, ACS CAN
• Gary Marchant, Arizona State University
• Connie Lehman, Clairity
Operating Models That Actually Work
What it takes to run precision medicine across a health system.
What Gets Covered and Why
Coverage, payment pathways, and the evidence payers act on.
CDS That Clinicians Will Use
Putting the right guidance in front of the right clinician at the right time.
From Biomarker to Standard of Care
The evidence and operations that move a test into routine use.
What Will the Next Generation of Health Systems Build?
The precision-medicine roadmap for the decade ahead.
PMWC Hall of Impact
Previous Speakers Include
Nobel laureates, technology founders, regulators, CEOs and scientific pioneers who have taken the PMWC stage.
