Ask Claire (a subsidiary of Wider Circle)
Ken Williams has a diverse work experience, starting with their role as Co-Founder, President, and Chief Compliance Officer at Ask Claire, a subsidiary of Wider Circle. At Ask Claire, they focus on helping underserved populations navigate Medicare plan selection. Ken also served as the Co-Founder and Senior Vice President at Wider Circle, a community healthcare company. Additionally, Ken has worked as an Adjunct Professor and Research Associate at Georgetown University, where they contribute to the study and design of communication, media, and information technology. Ken has also served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Georgetown University McDonough School of Business and as a Senior Advisor at GenMAV, Inc. Ken is a Mentor at Georgetown Entrepreneurship and Techstars, supporting students in developing an entrepreneurial mindset. Furthermore, they are the Founder and CEO of Watershed LLC and wtrxd LLC. Lastly, Ken is a Local 500 Member at SEIU, advocating for the rights of public sector workers in the District of Columbia and Maryland.
Ken Williams holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business Administration and Management from both the University of Oxford and Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Ken also has a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Communication, Culture & Technology from Georgetown University. In addition, Ken has a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University. Ken pursued graduate studies in Religion/Religious Studies at Harvard University and Public Health and Management as a Graduate Special Student at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Ken also has post-baccalaureate non-degree education in Philosophy and Physiology & Neurobiology from the University of Maryland, as well as in Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies from Georgetown University. Their undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Philosophy from the University of South Florida. Lastly, Ken pursued Philosophy and Religious Studies at New College of Florida. Ken has additional certifications in Computational Thinking for Problem Solving from Coursera, Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (LSSYB) from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certified (LSSWB™) from the Management and Strategy Institute.
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Ask Claire (a subsidiary of Wider Circle)
Ask Claire®, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wider Circle, is a boutique service that helps newly eligible Medicare consumers navigate plan and benefits selection, with a an emphasis on supporting underserved populations at the beginning of their aging journey. We work with our provider partners to deliver bespoke educational and tech-enabled decision support tools to consumers and access licensed agents and agent partners. If their new health plan or provider group works with Wider Circle, the member will be eligible to join the Connect for Life® program. --- Wider Circle is a community health organization that comes to members’ neighborhoods, building trust to engage in places plans and providers can’t reach. We are an extension of the health plan, acting upstream to address SDOH, improve outcomes and lower the cost of care. By leveraging proprietary technology to group similar individuals together, we create a neighborhood network of members who influence and support one another, bonding them to their plan and helping them maximize their benefits and community resources to live a happier, healthier life.