Principal

SplitOak Strategies LLC

Amy Jensen Cunniffe is an experienced Washington health care leader with many years of experience with top-tier government affairs organizations. Prior to co-founding SplitOak Strategies LLC, she served as Principal at Washington Council EY. Prior to that, she was GE Healthcare’s Leader for the Government Relations team, building a world-class organization with a proven track record. She also served as the top lobbyist at the medical device trade association, AdvaMed. Cunniffe also served as Director at Quinn Gillespie and Associates, where she led the health care practice. For two years, Cunniffe served as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs for President George W. Bush, charged with maintaining strong relationships with bipartisan members of Congress and driving the White House legislative agenda. At the White House, Cunniffe played a critical role in crafting and passing the Medicare Part D drug benefit legislation. Earlier in her career, she worked as an Assistant to the Speaker of the House of Representatives for Policy, among other responsibilities in the House Republican leadership. In Congress, Cunniffe helped build the Medicare Advantage program, reform and modernize the FDA and ensure passage of the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) along with two subsequent pieces of legislation to fine-tune the BBA. Cunniffe received a B.A. in Political Science from Truman State University.