Bill Ryan

Drawing on more than 40 years as a campaign operative, political consultant and healthcare lobbyist, Bill Ryan serves as Vice President for Government Relations and Public Affairs at the Einstein Healthcare Network.

As the lead for Einstein’s governmental and community affairs operations, Bill has been active with North Philadelphia organizations from the Logan Community Development Corporation to serving as the liaison between Einstein and UndiosPA PR. Bill connected residents from Puerto Rico with health services as they were displaced to Philadelphia.

Bill has been the driving force behind the creation of the North Philadelphia Health Enterprise Zone a partnership between the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Department of Education, the City of Philadelphia, area hospitals and other stakeholders, a collaboration designed to address health disparities in North Philadelphia. He also is responsible for overseeing and directing federal, state and local lobbying efforts at Einstein and was active with the passage of both the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Hospital Assessments, legislation which provided more than $500 million of additional funding for hospitals across Pennsylvania. In addition, Bill was part of the lobbying team that helped create Pennsylvania’s DSH allocation for OB services.

Since joining Einstein in 2006, Bill has overseen the growth of governmental funding from a baseline of around $23 million annually to more than $60 million annually. Bill also identified and secured capital funding of more than $11 million for Einstein projects.

Bill’s efforts have been recognized by the Delaware Valley Healthcare Council of The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) in 2007 and 2011 for outstanding advocacy efforts on behalf of hospitals, patients and the community.

Prior to joining Einstein, Bill served as Acting President and Vice President of Advocacy for the Arthritis Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania. While at the Arthritis Foundation, Bill created a legislative appropriation which grew to more than $480,000 annually and was influential in the creation of the Pennsylvania Arthritis and Osteoporosis Legislative Caucus – a first in the nation. His efforts led to the creation of the Pennsylvania Arthritis Action Plan which became the template for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Arthritis Action Plan.

Bill resides in Shamong, New Jersey with his wife Anastasia Zuccaro and two daughters, Gabriella and Taylor.