Elizabeth Schumacher

CEO Founder

Affinity Strategies

Elizabeth Schumacher, JD, LLM, is the Founder and CEO of Affinity Strategies. A four-time kidney transplant recipient and lifelong patient advocate, Liz founded the firm with the intent to provide the best professional expertise to medical subspecialty associations with the goal of advancing medical research and improving patient care. Liz brings her passion, experience, and entrepreneurial spirit to everything she does.

Liz’s favorite part of working at Affinity Strategies is helping clients grow and scale to advance their mission, vision, and values. Her passion is working with boards and her team to best utilize their greatest talents toward the common mission that both Affinity and its clients share–the patient is our purpose. Liz received her BA, JD, and LLM from the University of Wisconsin. She is a past board member of UNOS, National Kidney Foundation, Gilda’s Club, and Ellevate Women’s Network.