PennTar Consulting, Inc. was founded by Brian Tartell in 2001.  Since 2012, Brian has also served as the Executive Director of the Queens County IPA, Inc. (“QCIPA”), which is a network of independent private practices in the greater New York area.

Through QCIPA, private practices have access to quality-incentived, enhanced-rate insurance contracts.  He also is the strategic lead for SOMOS ACO (Accountable Care Organization), a Managed Shared Savings Program (“MSSP”), for Medicare providers.  The ACO offers shared savings incentives for providers that promote cost-effective high-quality care to their Medicare patients.  From 2014-2019, he also served as the Assistant Executive Director for the Accountable Care Organization of Greater New York, LLC.  He has also been involved as an intermediary, assisting in the sale of private medical practices as well as an advisor to multiple practices on best-in-class business algorithms.

Through PennTar, Brian has assisted large and mid-sized pharma companies as a business development consultant, focusing on in-licensing and out-licensing opportunities, identifying targeted opportunities and performing due diligence on specific markets and products, sourcing API and intermediary ingredient supply and delivery systems.  During his earlier career, he worked as a management consultant, investment banker and merchant banker across a multitude of industries.

Brian holds a BA degree from the University of Pennsylvania (1982) and an MBA degree from the Wharton School of Business (1987) with concentrations in Finance and Insurance.