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Faith Burns

@faithburns

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Executive strategy leader scaling specialty cancer and infusion products for employers and health plans.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead strategy and emerging-product growth in specialty care—building networks, scaling operations, and partnering with payers and employers to deliver measurable member impact and responsibly justified investment.

I lead strategy and emerging-product growth at Lantern, responsible for developing and scaling cancer and infusion offerings that expand specialty care solutions for employers and health plans. I oversee product strategy and execution across cancer care (1.5M members) and infusion therapy (1.3M members), building the operating model and scaling the care team by 5x.

My focus is turning strategy into measurable care impact. I built provider network capabilities for infusion therapy scaling to 500+ AICs with 100% 50-state home coverage, supporting end-to-end claim processing and savings measurement while enabling the product to reach ~25% of eligible members across 35+ clients.

Previously, I was an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, advising clients across public and private sectors on strategy, organizational design, and operations. I led ~2–3 teams of ~3–5 consultants and delivered major initiatives, including workforce development strategy for a $50B+ health system, CFO transformation at a $3B health information technology provider, and analytics-driven savings efforts (e.g., ~$20M and ~$10M), including real-time operational insights built with Tableau.

I bring a consistent operating ethos: define the business case, build the systems and teams, and align stakeholders around outcomes. From serving as an SME for commercial GTM & enablement to leading cross-functional partnership teams, I’m at my best when strategy, operations, and market execution move together.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

VP, Strategy & Emerging

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Lantern

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Led strategy and scaling for Lantern’s cancer and infusion therapy products, building an operations team and growing care team capacity 5x. Expanded targeted member engagement to reach ~25% of eligible members across 35+ clients and built a provider network covering 100% of 50-state home coverage.

Product Strategy Product Operations Specialty Care GTM Provider Network Development Member Engagement Claims Processing Partnership Development

Associate Partner

McKinsey & Company

Jan 2016 - Jan 2025 (9 years)

Advised public and private sector clients on strategy, organizational, and operational transformation while leading teams delivering multi-client engagements. Drove initiatives including ~$20M vendor savings, redesigned OR staffing criteria for ~$10M savings, built Tableau-based operational insight tooling, and developed a 5-year nursing workforce strategy for 1,200-care-facility systems.

Strategy Consulting Workforce Planning Stakeholder Management Tableau

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Harvard Business School

Master of Business Administration, Business Administration

Grade: First-Year Honors recipient (top 10% of class)

Activities and societies: Authored two HBS cases for the Strategy unit and Family Business elective (EC year).

Completed a full-time MBA program at Harvard Business School. Earned First-Year Honors (top 10% of class based on end-of-year grades) and authored two HBS cases for the Strategy unit and Family Business elective.

University of Virginia

Bachelor of Science, Commerce; Global Development Studies

Grade: B.S. with Distinction

Activities and societies: Jefferson Scholar (4-year merit-based full scholarship; 1% of incoming students), Lawn Resident, Ravens Society inductee; elected Honor System Chair managing 125+ students and staff with initiatives reaching 22k+.

Earned a B.S. with Distinction in Commerce and a second major in Global Development Studies. Received multiple academic/service recognitions and led a student-run Honor System as Chair.