Mescha Grammer Ploss

Mescha Grammer-Ploss is a Senior Consultant with the Exeter Group. Her legal, healthcare, and policy consulting experience provides a dynamic perspective to her current work addressing disparities and outcomes with a multifaceted approach: executive coaching, DEI training, and data evaluation and assessment.

The first decade of her career took her from a medical malpractice defense attorney, representing large educational hospitals, to the Illinois Attorney General’s office, and then as a Regional Attorney Advisor for the US Social Security Administration, guiding Federal Judges on the practice and implementation of Federal Disability law. As a healthcare consultant, she has trained thousands of healthcare professionals on providing equitable experiences for their patients, helped insurance providers expand their Medicaid reach, and helped large institutions implement trauma informed care models to effectively address social determinants of health.

Mescha holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Juris Doctorate from The University of Iowa. She also has a Master of Arts in Public Policy and a certificate in Health Administration and Policy from the University of Chicago.