The American University Alumni Association is excited to announce its first Dinner with Alumni event designed especially for SPA graduate students! The Dinner with Alumni program brings students and alumni together through a series of dinners scheduled during the school year. These dinners are great career networking opportunities for students to interact with current experts in the field and will fill up fast! You must register in order to attend.

Are you interested in a career in healthcare policy? If yes, then this dinner is for you! Register for this event and learn from someone who has worked in healthcare management and consulting about how to start a career in this field. This free event is for current SPA graduate students only, and you must register in order to attend.

Gary Jacobs, SPA/MPA ’76, directs PwC's Health Industries Advisory practice as a managing director. In his role with PwC, Gary leads an initiative to help healthcare providers, health insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies develop strategies for Medicare, Medicaid, shared-savings programs, state dual integration efforts and managed long-term models. Prior to joining PwC, Gary was Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Government Relations at Universal American Corp. Previously, Gary was the founder and president of CHCS Services, which was acquired by Universal American in 2000. Before founding CHCS Services, Gary was the executive director of Staff Builders Health Care Services, a Medicare-certified home health agency, and he previously served as president of HMI, a national health maintenance organization management and consulting firm.