Intro
Consulting Specialty: AI Integration in Healthcare & Human Services
Paulo L. Gomes, MSHS, CAIS
Founder & Principal Consultant | Healthcare & Human Service (H&HS) Consulting Group, LLC
Executive Profile
Paulo L. Gomes is a senior healthcare strategist, management consultant, and Founder & Principal Consultant of Healthcare & Human Service (H&HS) Consulting Group, LLC. With over 15 years of executive leadership spanning health systems, public health policy, and venture growth across Massachusetts, he advises senior leaders on complex regulatory compliance, operational transformation, and Responsible AI integration. Paulo bridges traditional management consulting with advanced technological execution, empowering healthcare and human service organizations to scale sustainably while optimizing patient-centered care.
Practice Areas & Core Expertise
- Healthcare Operations & Systems Redesign: Directs complex multi-stakeholder consulting engagements, including Massachusetts Determination of Need (DoN) filings, municipal public health reorganizations, and health system integration projects.
- Responsible AI & Enterprise Digitalization: Advises executive teams on embedding Responsible AI governance, reducing administrative friction, and productizing clinical care coordination workflows.
- Venture Scaling & Capital Strategy: Guides seed- and early-stage healthcare ventures through regulatory credentialing, payer contracting, and strategic financial management to unlock multi-million-dollar expansion.
Selected Professional Impact
- 40+ High-Impact Engagements: Led strategic advisory projects for enterprise hospital systems, municipalities, and behavioral health providers across New England.
- $4.5M Investment Portfolio Management: Oversaw annual community benefit investments across 22 municipalities as Director of Community Health at Good Samaritan Medical Center, directly targeting regional health disparities.
- Award-Winning Thought Leadership: Authored 12+ public health research publications and national practice toolkits, earning the National AHEC Organization Center of Excellence Award.
Education & Credentials
- Master of Science in Human Services (MSHS) – University of Massachusetts Boston
- Certified Artificial Intelligence Specialist (CAIS)
- Executive Credentials in AI & Business Strategy – MIT Sloan School of Management
Product: CMC Candidate