Former PhRMA policy leader brings deep experience supporting industries amid market change.
Reservoir also adds several new colleagues to expand its advocacy, corporate communications and market enablement offers.
Washington, D.C. – Nov. 2, 2026 – Reservoir Health, a Washington, D.C.-based health care consultancy, today announced that Jenny Bryant has joined the firm as Health Policy Chair. Bryant, who most recently served as Executive Vice President of Policy and Research at the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), brings decades of experience helping health care organizations understand, prepare for and respond to major policy transitions across markets.
At Reservoir Health, she will advise clients on legislative and regulatory developments, shape policy strategy and help organizations anticipate how reforms will affect patients’ access to care and medical innovation.
“Jenny’s deep policy expertise brings valuable perspective to companies navigating an evolving health policy environment,” said Robert Schooling, President of Reservoir Health. “As our new Health Policy Chair, she will help Reservoir Health’s clients anticipate change, shape policy and advance patient access.”
Bryant’s career spans nearly every corner of the U.S. health care system, giving her a cross-sector view and policy expertise across the commercial, Medicare and Medicaid markets. During nearly two decades at PhRMA, Bryant supported and led the association’s policy development on health care costs and spending, innovation, health care delivery and payment, while overseeing economic and policy research on how medicines are used and valued. Her tenure coincided with some of the most consequential reforms the biopharmaceutical industry has faced, including implementation of Medicare Part D, the Affordable Care Act, and the Medicare drug price negotiation provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Before joining PhRMA, Bryant was a Vice President at The Lewin Group, a national health care consulting firm, where she advised clients on health policy and market issues. Earlier in her career, she held positions at the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and the State of New York.
Bryant earned her bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Harvard College and her MBA from Harvard Business School.
Expanding Reservoir Health's Reach & Expertise
In addition to Bryant, several new colleagues have joined Reservoir Health to expand the firm’s advocacy, corporate communications and market enablement offers.
Tejasvi Hariharan, associate: Tejasvi brings experience in public health, research and strategic advocacy, including recently serving in a health policy and regulatory affairs role at Amrita Technologies. She also supported preventive care access initiatives at Healthwatch Camden in London and studied post-pandemic policy responses in Kingston, Jamaica. She holds a B.A. in Public Health from American University.
Leila Pagel, associate: Leila brings a background in immunobiology, public health and health equity. As a communications and public policy intern at the National Hispanic Health Foundation, she supported advocacy and awareness initiatives addressing health disparities and access to care. She graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Biology and Justice & Peace Studies.
Gabrielle Draper, senior associate: Gabrielle brings experience in government relations and nonprofit management. At Woodberry Associates, she mobilized patient and provider advocates on Capitol Hill to expand access to preventive care. She also interned in the U.S. Senate and at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona, where she analyzed mental health care initiatives. She graduated summa cum laude from Howard University with B.S. degrees in Psychology and Political Science and is pursuing a Master of Public Health at the George Washington University.
Lacey Teal, manager: Lacey brings experience leading integrated communications and stakeholder engagement programs. She previously was a manager at Penn Quarter Partners where she advised executives, built coalitions and translated complex health and policy issues into compelling narratives. She also managed campaigns at Spectrum Science, Woodberry Associates and Ketchum. She holds a B.S. in Health Promotion and a Master of Public Health from the University of Lynchburg.
Casey Cappelletti, manager: Casey brings more than a decade of experience in health policy, advocacy and engagement. She previously led SUNY’s Washington Internship Program, connecting students with professional opportunities and career development support. Before that, she spent nearly 10 years at the Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research, supporting government affairs, patient engagement and coalition advocacy. She holds a Master of Public Health from the George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Brockport.
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About Reservoir Health
Reservoir Health is a leading integrated health care consultancy that helps innovators anticipate and shape the environments—policy, communications, and market—that determine which innovations reach patients. Based in Washington, D.C., the firm brings decades of experience across the health system, government, media, and patient advocacy to deliver integrated, data-driven solutions to health care’s most complex challenges.
