Reducing ethical, reputational, and implementation risk by integrating lived experience into high-stakes decisions early.
What I Do
I advise organizations before patient‑related decisions are finalized — when assumptions can still be challenged and direction can still change.
My work focuses on:
Ethical and reputational risk linked to patient engagement
Governance and decision‑making structures
Legitimacy of patient‑led approaches
System‑level consequences of well‑intentioned initiatives
I provide independent judgment to those who carry decision risk.
How I Work
I work through a small number of carefully scoped engagements:
Executive Advisory Retainers
Confidential, ongoing advisory support to senior leadership or boards on patient‑related risk, ethics, and governance.
Critical Risk Interventions
Short, focused engagements to assess and advise on high‑stakes decisions, initiatives, or partnerships.
Closed‑Door Facilitation & Review
Private sessions or reviews supporting leadership alignment on sensitive patient‑related issues.
Who I Work With
My advisory work supports:
Global NGOs, international health organisations and foundations
Pharmaceutical, biotech, and life‑sciences companies
Policy‑makers and Public Institutions
Multi‑stakeholder initiatives and consortia
I work internationally and do not provide country‑specific market access or lobbying support.
About Me
I work independently at the intersection of patient experience, health systems, and decision-making.
My background includes more than a decade of work across global health contexts, including over four years in executive role within a leading global organisation operating across multiple regions and stakeholder environments. Throughout this work, I have been closely involved in situations where patient engagement was central to legitimacy, trust, and outcomes — and where the consequences of getting it wrong were significant.
What has shaped my work most is not only professional experience, but perspective. I bring a patient-led perspective to system-level questions: an understanding of where lived experience matters, where it is misused, and where assumptions about “engagement” can mask issues of accountability and responsibility.
I am particularly engaged when organisations are navigating complexity — shared ownership, competing incentives, public scrutiny, or uncertainty about what responsible patient engagement actually requires.
My work is intentionally discreet. I do not seek visibility, and I do not trade influence for publicity. I work through confidential, carefully scoped engagements that allow leaders to slow down, challenge assumptions, and make decisions they can stand behind over time.
Alongside my independent work, I serve in a voluntary capacity as President of a national patient organisation in Lithuania. This role is clearly separated from my advisory practice and reflects my long-term commitment to responsible, accountable patient engagement.
At its core, my work is about helping organisations move beyond inclusion towards decisions that are credible, defensible, and grounded in reality.