As we celebrate this year’s Women in Construction Week — and its focus on leveling up and building strong together — we are excited to spotlight Michelle Mader, a newly promoted Senior Managing Director in Ankura’s Construction Disputes & Advisory practice. With more than 25 years of experience driving transformative strategies for healthcare organizations globally, Michelle specializes in system‑wide strategic planning, network development, ambulatory and provider optimization, operational efficiency, financial due diligence, and facility program implementation.
Michelle serves as a trusted advisor to a broad range of healthcare entities — from ambulatory centers to large academic medical institutions — helping leadership teams prioritize capital, diversify portfolios, and make informed decisions about complex, multi‑year investments. She has led more than 500 master plans and supported over 200 organizations, bringing advanced analytics, simulation tools, and consumer‑driven strategies to guide planning for high‑throughput environments such as emergency, surgical, imaging, cardiovascular, and oncology services.
In the interview, Michelle connects her background to the broader construction market, highlighting the persistent rise in cost pressures and schedule volatility and how these trends strain client budgets and governance structures. She also explores the growth of infrastructure and healthcare megaprojects, emphasizing the impact of increased public infrastructure spending and the need for strong governance, risk management, and stakeholder alignment to ensure these initiatives succeed.
In the spirit of Women in Construction Week, Michelle’s perspective showcases how women leaders are elevating the industry — using data‑driven insight, cross‑functional collaboration, and strategic foresight to help clients navigate uncertainty and deliver resilient outcomes on their most critical projects.
Listen to the full interview, hosted by Kelsey Weeks, to learn more about Michelle and her insights on the trends shaping today’s construction industry.
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