Krista Drobac, MPP

Partner of Sirona Strategies 

Krista Drobac has 30 years of experience in federal and state government, and in public affairs. She provides strategic advice on a broad range of state and federal legislative and regulatory issues around Medicaid, Medicare, accountable care, commercial insurance, digital health, public health and other areas.

Before co-founding Sirona Strategies, Krista served as the director of the Health Division at the National Governors Association’s Center for Best Practices where she directed technical assistance for governors’ health advisors. She was a Senior Advisor at the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) working in Medicaid and private insurance regulation. She served at the state level as Deputy Director of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. At the federal legislative level, she worked in the U.S. Senate for five years for two senators, the Senate Minority Whip and a member of the Senate Finance Committee.

Krista is a sought-after expert commentator and facilitator, holding a professional certificate in facilitation. Frequently quoted in the Washington Post, Axios, Modern Healthcare, and FierceHealthcare, she was also named one of the Hill’s Top Lobbyists in 2024 and 2025, and Sirona was named a top firm by Bloomberg government in 2024 and 2026. She holds a BA from the University of Michigan and an MPP from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.