Federal health policy consulting—from someone who has been on both sides of the table.

Most federal health consultants come from one direction: government looking out or private sector looking in. Few have sat at both tables—reading budget submissions as a federal evaluator and building them as a grantee; developing policy as career staff and advising on it as an outside consultant.

Steve Petzinger has done both. As a policy executive at HHS/ASPR and the White House OMB, he managed programs and reviewed policy portfolios from inside the system. As a consultant at Guidehouse and Deloitte, he advised organizations navigating those same systems from the outside. That bilateral perspective is what Aperture brings to federal engagements.

Engagement Structure

Federal consulting projects are scoped individually based on engagement, timeline, and deliverables. Aperture does not currently hold federal contract vehicles — engagements are structured as direct consulting agreements.

Ready to Discuss a Federal Engagement?

Federal consulting inquiries are handled directly and confidentially. The first step is a brief conversation to understand scope and determine fit.

What Federal Consulting Engagements Cover

  • Policy analysis and strategic framing for federal health program decisions

  • Regulatory response strategy for proposed and final rules

  • Inter-agency coordination support for cross-cutting federal health initiatives

  • Program design review and political feasibility assessment

  • Federal grant strategy and budget narrative development

  • Congressional and stakeholder preparation for federal program leadership

Built For

  • Federal agency career staff navigating politically complex program decisions

  • CMS contractors and health IT vendors working within federal regulatory environments

  • HRSA-funded program offices and community health organizations managing federal relationships

  • Congressional health committee staff and policy offices