Who We Are
Our Story
Our journey began in 2017 when Founder and President Mike Rawaan launched Little City Healthcare Consulting from his home base in "The Little City" (Falls Church, Virginia)—a tight-knit suburb of Metropolitan Washington, DC that earned the firm its original name. As we grew and our client base expanded across the healthcare ecosystem, we evolved into Covalence Health, a name that better reflects how we approach the challenges facing the U.S. healthcare system.
The term covalence (pronounced kō-ˈvā-lən(t)s) describes the chemical bonds formed when atoms share electrons to create something new and stable. It's the perfect metaphor for how we work: by sharing our experience and expertise with your team, we build solutions that are stronger together than either of us could create alone. We're still that same dedicated firm that started in Falls Church—just with a name that captures the collaborative partnerships we've been building all along.
Our Culture
Our culture is built on a foundation of integrity, accountability, empathy, and excellence—values that guide every client engagement and internal collaboration. We empower our team members to work autonomously, trusting their expertise and judgment to drive results, while fostering a collaborative environment where diverse perspectives strengthen our solutions. This balance of independence and teamwork extends to how we work with our clients—we adapt our engagement model to their preferences, whether they need us to operate as a fully integrated extension of their team or provide independent strategic guidance. ...
Healthcare is the most dynamic and complex industry in the U.S., and achieving success requires continuous innovation, precise planning, and timely execution. Covalence Health helps you take control of your future by guiding you through each step of your growth strategy with expertise that spans the entire healthcare ecosystem.
What sets us apart is our deep understanding of how every segment of healthcare works—from the economic incentives driving payers and the operational realities facing health systems, to the market dynamics shaping life sciences companies and the regulatory complexities governing healthcare technology firms. ...
INTEGRITY
The willingness to speak the undisputed truth even if it makes you the most unpopular person in the room.
ACCOUNTABILITY
Accepting responsibility to the fullest extent and delivering on all promises in a timely manner.
EMPATHY
Putting yourself in others' shoes to truly comprehend their point of view and understand how they feel.
EXCELLENCE
Giving nothing shorter than your best and expecting the same from your team members.
Our Values
The Team
Our team brings more than 250 years of collective healthcare experience to every engagement—but what truly sets us apart is where that experience comes from. We're not career consultants. We're former physicians, product leaders, strategy executives, clinicians, operators, policy experts, and compliance professionals who spent the majority of our careers working inside healthcare organizations, facing the same challenges our clients face today. We've built care models, launched products, navigated regulatory changes, managed operations, and led transformations from the inside. That firsthand experience means we don't just understand healthcare in theory—we've lived it in practice. When we partner with clients, we bring the depth and diversity of perspectives that can only come from having sat in your seat, wrestled with your problems, and delivered real results in the real world of healthcare.
Our Leadership
Mike Rawaan, MBA
Founder & Managing Director
Mike Cantor, MD, JD
Chief Medical Officer
Giovanni Infante-Still
Partner & Principal Consultant
Our Partners
Speed and expertise define how we work—and who we work with. The partners featured here are trusted collaborators we've worked alongside on client engagements. They bring specialized capabilities that complement our team's deep healthcare experience, allowing us to move faster and deliver more comprehensive solutions. When you work with Covalence Health, you get access to our extended network of proven experts who integrate seamlessly with our approach.
MTC Group
Coologee Marketing
DataWELL
