Alyssa L. Holmgren, M.P.A., is a former research associate for the president of The Commonwealth Fund. She also served as program associate for the State Innovations program and health care coverage and access, and as program assistant for The Commonwealth Fund's Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance. She holds bachelor's degrees in economics and Spanish from the University of Georgia and a master of public administration degree in public sector and nonprofit management and policy from New York University's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.