Shannon Thornton Susko

Senior Advisor

Shannon is a seasoned communications professional with more than two decades of strategic, corporate, financial and crisis communications experience.  She most recently served as Chief Communications Officer (CCO) for Centene Corporation (Centene) and as Managing Director and Co-Head of Strategic Situations and Investor Relations, as well as Head of Healthcare, for Edelman Smithfield – the financial communications boutique within global communications firm Edelman. As a strategic advisor to boards and management teams of public and private companies, Shannon guided communications strategy during both normal course and transformative situations.  

Shannon’s Story

Previously, Shannon served as Vice President of Communications at Global Strategy Group. She is also the founder of Susko & Co, a consulting firm that advises clients on strategic communications, business development and market strategy. She spent a decade at TriWest Healthcare Alliance, a Department of Defense managed care support contractor responsible for the administration of the military’s healthcare program – TRICARE. Shannon is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association, World 50, CHIEF and the Arthur Page Society. 

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