Kesi Lumumba is a Vice President at Rational, where she advises healthcare companies, coalitions, and patient advocacy organizations on strategic communications, earned media relations, reputation and issue management. She has led integrated campaigns targeting Congress, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and federal agencies on healthcare policy issues including drug pricing, FDA reform, Medicaid coverage disputes, patient access, and healthcare affordability.
Kesi’s work has helped clients influence policy outcomes, manage reputational risk in high-stakes environments, and strengthen their standing with policymakers. She has delivered results across healthcare companies, nonprofits and trade associations. She works regularly with major media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Government, and Axios, as well as trade press including Modern Healthcare, STAT News, and Inside Health Policy, among others.
Prior to joining Rational, Kesi served as Director of Communications at Nahigian Strategies, where she led corporate social responsibility campaigns with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, rebranding initiatives for transportation firms, and advocacy campaigns for affordable healthcare. She previously held a position at the U.S.-Saudi Business Council, where she led a branding refresh and crisis communications strategy.
Kesi is a recipient of the PR News Top Women Award. She holds a Master of Science in International Relations from the American Graduate School in Paris. Kesi is fluent in French.