Matthew Cahill is an Analyst in the Healthcare Ratings Group. He is a lead analyst for ratings of not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare systems in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, and Texas, as well as several other states. Prior to joining the Healthcare Ratings Team, Matthew held multiple Financial Planning and Analysis roles, both within and outside the organization. Matthew received his B.S in Finance from Villanova University and earned the Chartered Financial Analyst Designation in 2019. Matthew is based out of the Moody’s New York Office.

Dan Steingart manages Moody’s Ratings Not-for-Profit Healthcare team, overseeing a dedicated team of 10 analysts covering over 300 hospitals and health systems nationwide. 

Dan is an 18-year veteran of public finance and is a sought after speaker on topics including health system finances and the impact of major legislative and judicial actions on the credit quality of hospital systems and provider care networks. He has deep experience working with a variety of healthcare institutions including academic medical centers, integrated delivery networks, and community hospitals.  Over his career at Moody’s, he has authored numerous articles on healthcare policy and legislation, industry trends, and multiple sector outlooks. 

Rita Strauss is an  Vice President - Senior Analyst in the Healthcare Ratings group and has been with Moody’s since 2014. Her responsibilities include assigning and monitoring healthcare ratings within the states of California, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Prior to joining Moody’s, Rita worked as a Staff Auditor and Accountant at the American Federation of Musicians and Employers’ Pension Fund. Rita earned her M.B.A. with a concentration in Healthcare Administration from Mount Sinai School of Medicine/Baruch College and her B.A. in Finance/Investments from Baruch College Zicklin School of Business.

Lisa is a Senior Vice President in Moody’s Health Care ratings group. Her responsibilities include assigning and monitoring healthcare ratings within the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Texas, New York, Indiana, Connecticut and Maine.

Lisa’s specializes nationally in children’s hospitals, physician practice groups and USDA-financed projects. Lisa has expertise in liquidity and debt structure analysis, including self-liquidity programs. At Moody’s, Lisa also has several years of experience as a member of the Higher Education and Other Not-For-Profits ratings group, specializing in rating higher education institutions in Ohio and Pennsylvania and cultural institutions nationally.

Lisa joined Moody’s in 1993. Previously, she worked as a credit risk manager at J.P. Morgan & Co. and as a financial analyst at The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. Lisa holds an M.B.A., with a concentration in finance, from New York University and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Vanessa is an Analyst in the Healthcare Ratings Group. She is a lead analyst for ratings of not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare systems across the United States. Vanessa joined the Healthcare team and Moody’s in 2022.

Prior to joining Moody’s, Vanessa worked in fundraising and data management in the not-for-profit sector and more recently in state and local government roles in Austin, TX.

Vanessa earned her Master of Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin in 2022 and her B.A. from American University in 2015.