Allison Linney Bio
Allison received her B.A. in English from the University of Virginia. She then joined Accenture’s Human Performance Service Line as a consultant in the firm’s healthcare practice, serving the University of Maryland Healthcare System and Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic. She returned to Charlottesville, Virginia, to earn her M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business, where she developed the business plan that would become Allison Partners and started the firm while still a student. Watch this short animation for an explanation of how Allison Partners helps with the “messy, complicated, wonderful people stuff” that happens at work.
Allison was fortunate to grow up in a family where both her mother and father built their careers in healthcare, helping physicians develop leadership skills they were not exposed to during their medical training. Her parents provided executive education, coaching, facilitation, and recruiting services; published multiple books for physician leaders; and were instrumental in developing the American College of Physician Executives Certified Physician Executive credential — instilling in Allison an early passion for working in healthcare. She was proud to join the American College of Physician Executives — now the American Association for Physician Leadership — in 2009 herself. (read her AAPL bio)
Allison was selected as the 2018 Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year and now serves on the board. She supports many local nonprofits, has served on a variety of boards, and is especially proud to be Chair Emeritus of the University of Virginia School of Continuing and Professional Studies board.
Healthcare references from organizations and individuals are available upon request.
