Francesca Grosso is principal at Grosso McCarthy, a health care strategy firm, and sits on the board of Patients Canada, a group dedicated to promoting the patient voice in policy making. Formerly a director of health policy for the Ontario minister of health and long-term care, Francesca also helped establish the Health Council of Canada, the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, and the Mental Health Commission. She is the co-author of Navigating Canada’s Health Care: A User Guide to the Canadian Health Care System. Francesca lives in Toronto.