Manatt Continues to Expand Digital Health Bench in New York

By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP via Business Wire

January 08, 2025 at 09:00 AM EST

Joshua Tauber brings extensive growth and operating experience as an entrepreneur and executive working across a wide range of digital health, employee benefits, payer and state government matters

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced the arrival of Managing Director Joshua Tauber to the Firm’s Health Care industry group. As a respected executive and entrepreneur with experience in both the private and public sectors at the intersection of digital health and innovation, Tauber helps clients to devise and employ growth and operations strategies to expand their businesses, leverage novel technologies and capitalize on new market opportunities.

“Josh’s arrival builds on Manatt’s continued growth in the digital consulting space as we enhance our full spectrum of business advisory services, legal guidance and policy and regulatory support across the industries in which we operate,” said Manatt CEO and Managing Partner Donna L. Wilson. “With our digital and regulatory capabilities spanning our entire platform, we’re constantly looking for leaders who can help further the strategic, policy and business-related opportunities for our clients, so Josh’s unique experience as an entrepreneur, leader and strategy consultant will be invaluable to our clients across health care and beyond.”

Tauber is a seasoned health technology executive with a focus on building capabilities to accelerate growth, rethink operating models, align high-performing teams, and deploy AI and other new technologies all while navigating the continually evolving regulatory landscape. His work has spanned organizations, including payers, employer benefits companies, state government agencies, technology companies and early‑stage digital health companies.

“As the health care industry continues to become increasingly digital, we have been purposefully building teams that can apply an operational or technological lens to the developments impacting our clients’ business needs and strategies, as seen most recently with the arrivals of Chrissy Farr, Tom Cassels, Dr. Shami Feinglass and Melindah Sharma,” said Manatt Health Leader Bill Bernstein. “The digital and strategy experience Josh brings from working in and across a diverse range of government agencies, startups, and leading health companies makes him an ideal addition to the Firm as we provide cutting-edge solutions to stakeholders nationwide.”

Prior to joining Manatt, Tauber was Cofounder and Chief Operating Officer of a virtual care startup providing integrated physical, reproductive and mental health care for Gen Z. He led the company from inception through launch and growth stages, overseeing product, technology, care operations, finance and corporate functions. Before that, he was Chief Operating Officer of a clinical analytics and AI company and was also a leader in the Health and Public Service practice at a global management consulting firm. As a consultant, Tauber launched novel insurance plans, built public and private insurance exchanges, advised CEOs and executive directors, liaised with governor-appointed Medicaid and department of insurance administrators in multiple states and served as lead negotiator with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. His research series on private insurance exchanges was featured in The Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review.

“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to join a firm I have long respected and collaborate further with Manatt’s accomplished team of legal and consulting professionals dedicated to advancing health outcomes for patients and communities throughout the country,” said Tauber. “With the Firm actively expanding its unmatched digital health capabilities, it is a particularly exciting time to join as we partner with clients to implement complex initiatives that foster innovation while increasing affordability and access to care for those that need it most.”

Tauber joins the Firm’s roster of legal and consulting professionals who have also joined over the last year across core industry sectors, including Cross-Industry Corporate and Finance (Bill Broome); Digital and Technology (Tim Andrews and Lisa W. Rosaya); Entertainment (Binta Niambi Brown); Financial Services (Warren Biro, Haley Fiallo, Mike Katz, Jessica Sklute, Troy Zander); Government and Regulatory (Richard Leib); Health Care (Haider Andazola, Heide Bajnrauh, Patrick Brennan, Doug Brown, Tom Cassels, Pat Cerundolo, Richard Cho, Christina (Chrissy) Farr, Dr. Shamiram (Shami) Feinglass, Erin Estey Hertzog, Kendall Hussey, Jason Klimek, Anna Lansky, Ross Margulies, John O’Brien, Tina Papagiannopoulos, Lisa Sbrana, Melindah Sharma, Alexander Somodevilla, Jerome (Jerry) Tichner, Mark Wietecha, and Shaina Zurlin); and Cross-Industry Litigation (Schuyler G. Carroll and Kareem A. Salem).

Tauber earned both his M.B.A., with distinction, and his B.S. in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University.

About Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, is a leading professional services firm, providing integrated legal and consulting services to a global client base. With offices strategically located in California (Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento and Silicon Valley), New York (New York City and Albany), Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Boston, the Firm represents sophisticated clients—including Fortune 500, middle-market and emerging companies—across a range of industry sectors such as health care; financial services; entertainment; digital and technology; and energy, environmental and real estate. For more information, visit www.manatt.com.