Adam Boehler

Adam Boehler
United States Special Envoy for Hostage Response
Assumed office
April 4, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
CEO of U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
In office
October 1, 2019  January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDavid Bohigian (acting president of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation)
Succeeded byScott Nathan
Director for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
In office
April 2018  October 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byPatrick Conway
Succeeded byBrad Smith
Personal details
Born
Adam Seth Boehler

(1979-06-23) June 23, 1979
Albany, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseShira Boehler
Children4
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BS)

Adam Seth Boehler (/ˈblər/ born June 23, 1979) is an American businessman and government official.

Boehler is the managing partner and founder of Rubicon Founders, a health care investment firm based in Nashville. He is also the founder of Landmark Health.

He previously served as the first chief executive officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation from 2019 to 2021, the director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, as well as Senior Advisor for Value-based Transformation for Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Deputy Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. He joined CMS in April 2018.

On April 4, 2025, President Trump appointed him as special envoy for hostage response to oversee cases of U.S. nationals detained abroad under concerning circumstances, including those with health or humanitarian issues, unjustly detained foreign nationals supported by the U.S., and detentions posing national security concerns. Boehler will coordinate with government agencies, report to Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and serve as a special government employee until September 2025, unless extended.