21 Facts About Anton Gunn

Anton J Gunn was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, on March 1,1973.

Anton Gunn attended Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Anton Gunn earned a master's degree from USC's College of Social Work.

Anton Gunn was the political director for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential primary campaign in South Carolina.

Anton Gunn served as a delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.

Anton Gunn was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives, serving District 79 which included parts of Richland and Kershaw Counties.

Anton Gunn was the first African American to be elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives from District 79.

Anton Gunn signed on to a letter to President Obama from young elected officials calling for a climate deal.

Anton Gunn served on the Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs committee in the House where his subcommittee assignment was Medical Affairs, Children Affairs and Social Services.

Anton Gunn provided a key leadership role on all health care-related legislation assigned to the committee.

Anton Gunn was the author and lead sponsor of legislation creating the General Assembly's first and only Joint Electronic Health Information Study Committee to examine the feasibility of increasing the use of Health Information Technology and Electronic Personal Health Records in South Carolina.

Anton Gunn served as the senior member of the Department of Health and Human Services' Regional Office in the Southeastern United States.

Anton Gunn's presentations were often focused on explaining the provisions of the Affordable Care Act to interested parties.

Anton Gunn participated in an Affordable Care Act community forum in Jackson, Mississippi where he explained the law to Mississippians.

Anton Gunn developed and maintained relationships with external stakeholders for Secretary Sebelius.

Mr Anton Gunn represented the Secretary in direct official dealings with national, state, and local external organizations.

Anton Gunn was featured in a series spotlighting African Americans who are playing an integral part in implementing the historic Affordable Care Act.

In January 2014, Anton Gunn founded 937 Strategy Group, a national healthcare management consulting firm that provides advice and services to healthcare technology startups and other businesses looking to capitalize on financial opportunities resulting from healthcare reform.

Anton Gunn has been a continued advocate of the Obama healthcare policy, stating to The New York Times in October 2014 "The program has turned a corner", stating that as of that month about ten million individuals were covered by the program.

In July 2014, Gunn was named a Fall 2014, Resident Fellow, at the Harvard Institute of Politics in the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

In January 2021, Anton Gunn left MUSC Health to expand 937 Strategy Group, a leadership training and management consulting company with a mission to serve 10,000 leaders and at least 10,000,000 employees they lead as they build a workplace culture where every employee and customer feels visible, valued, respected, included and empowered.