About Vladimir

Vladimir Lazarevik

Management Consultant & Health System Financing Authority

Management consultant, author, and globally recognized authority in health system financing, with over 25 years of experience shaping national and regional strategies across the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

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Residence
United Arab Emirates
Specialism
Management Consulting · Health Financing
Experience
25+ years

25+Years in practice
10Countries active
100MECE projects in 15 months
07Senior appointments

Beyond health — the MECE story

Not only a health expert.

Beyond healthcare, Vladimir is an experienced management consultant and the author of You, the Consultant, which became the foundational curriculum for LMC Academy. He founded the Academy to identify, motivate, inspire, and train the next generation of consulting talent. Building on this foundation, he established MECE Solutions, which reached the milestone of 100 delivered projects within its first 15 months, spanning business development and project delivery for leading management consulting firms across the Middle East.

  1. 01
    The book & the academy

    Author of You, the Consultant — the curriculum behind LMC Academy, founded to identify, motivate, inspire, and train the next generation of consulting talent.

  2. 02
    Consulting delivery at scale

    MECE Solutions handles business development and project delivery for leading management consulting firms across the Middle East, backed by a remote team of consultants, managers, and visual graphics specialists.

  3. 03
    Impact

    100 delivered projects within the first 15 months, spanning multiple sectors and government clients — alongside two decades of health system financing reform for governments and global institutions.

Professional history

Twenty-five years, seven senior appointments.

Jan 2025 — PresentMECE Solutions LimitedFounder and Managing Director · UAE

100 projects delivered in the first 15 months, supporting top-tier consulting firms and government clients across the Middle East.

  • Reached 100 projects within the first 15 months of operations
  • Lead business development and project delivery for leading consulting firms
  • Direct multi-sector projects across the Middle East with client-ready outputs
  • Build and manage a remote team of consultants, managers, and graphics specialists
May 2024 — PresentLMC AcademyFounder and Managing Director · UAE

Training the next generation of management consultants on the curriculum behind You, the Consultant.

  • Design and deliver a management consulting curriculum
  • Identify, train, and mentor new consulting talent through structured programs
  • Run entry-level and manager-level courses on toolkits and problem solving
  • Expand reach via online programs, workshops, and industry partnerships
Jan 2023 — Apr 2024NEOMHead of Health System Financing · KSA

Authored the financing strategy and long-term financial model for a greenfield health system.

  • Developed NEOM’s Health System Financing Strategy and long-term financial model
  • Designed sustainable funding approaches aligned with NEOM’s 2050 vision
  • Integrated financing into broader health system design across functions
  • Advised leadership on implementation priorities and strategic trade-offs
Jan 2021 — Jan 2023Arthur D. LittleSenior Principal · UAE

Led the firm’s health system financing portfolio across the Middle East.

  • Directed projects on reform design, strategy execution, and new programs
  • Built a health workforce demand model for a system serving 2 million residents
  • Advised Gulf government health authorities (KSA, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain)
Sep 2019 — Jan 20213MSenior Health Economist & BD Leader · UAE

Directed value-based reimbursement reform programs across the Middle East and Africa.

  • Managed Abu Dhabi’s reimbursement reform across six components (24 months)
  • Led Dubai’s DRG and relative weight development for patient classification
  • Developed multiple GCC cost modeling and reimbursement reform projects
Aug 2016 — Apr 2019McKinsey & CompanySenior Health Expert · UAE

Designed benefit packages and value-based purchasing models for reforming health systems.

  • Designed health benefits packages for new insurance schemes
  • Led value-based purchasing model development (payment mechanisms, PHM)
  • Managed reform programs across the GCC, Ethiopia, and Thailand
Jan 1999 — Aug 2016Government of North MacedoniaDeputy Minister of Health, academia & global institutions

Public office, academia, and global institution roles across two decades of health reform.

  • Deputy Minister of Health and Government Spokesperson
  • Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of St. Cyril and Methodius
  • Senior roles with WHO Europe and The World Bank
  • Founded healthgrouper.com for the Western Balkans

Selected engagements

Filter the work by client.

All10
NEOM1
Arthur D. Little1
3M Gulf2
McKinsey & Company6
  • 2023–2024KSAHealth System Financing & InsuranceNEOM · Head of Health System Financing

    Led multiple projects with prime consulting firms to develop NEOM’s Health System Financing Strategy and long-term financial model.

    16 months>$4.0M

  • 2022KSAEastern Cluster Workforce PlanningArthur D. Little · Principal & Senior Engagement Manager

    Developed a workforce planning model for the entire Eastern cluster, covering a population of 1.2 million.

    8 months>$1.1M

  • 2019–2020UAEReimbursement Reform3M Gulf · Senior Project Manager

    Designed and implemented a reimbursement reform program across six conceptual components with senior DOH leadership.

    24 months$2.0M

  • 2019UAEDRG Implementation & Relative Weights3M Gulf · Senior Project Manager

    Led IR DRG implementation and developed relative weights for the latest patient classification system.

    6 months$0.5M

  • 2019GCCPurchasing Program ImplementationMcKinsey & Company · Engagement Manager

    Refined the health benefits package and governance model, mapped clinical procedures into coding, and developed the PHM strategy.

    7 months$1.2M

  • 2018AfricaHealth Insurance Finance ModelMcKinsey & Company · Senior Expert

    Developed a national health insurance financial model to 2030 based on hybrid financing channels.

    3 months$0.7M

  • 2018AsiaNew Hospital SetupMcKinsey & Company · Senior Expert / Engagement Manager

    Established the PMO for concept and design of a new world-class medical center; managed 20 consultants and a 40+ person client team.

    6 months$4.0M

  • 2018UAEMedical City & Health Investment FundMcKinsey & Company · Senior Expert / Engagement Manager

    Developed the operating model for a new Medical City with stakeholder frameworks and impact analyses.

    8 months$1.2M

  • 2017KSAPurchasing ProgramMcKinsey & Company · Project Manager

    Designed a comprehensive healthcare benefit package and foundations for pooling funds, revenue collection, and provider payment.

    8 months$3.4M

  • 2016KSAPublic Finance Strategy & OrganizationMcKinsey & Company · Senior Expert

    Benchmarked a Ministry of Finance against leading international models and built a ministry-archetype framework.

    4 months$1.7M

Selected writing

  • Forthcoming, 2025Designing the future of health system financing in Dubai
  • Europe Books, 2025You, the Consultant — management consulting guide
  • McKinsey Insights, Apr 2018Health System Financing: tips for emerging markets
  • McKinsey Insights, Jul 2018Defining the benefit package: more tips for emerging markets

Education

  • 2003 — PresentExecutive trainingsHarvard, MIT, Cambridge, World Bank
  • 2002 — 2003Master of Public Health
  • 1991 — 1998Doctor of MedicineUniversity of St. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje

Geographic experience

UAESaudi ArabiaEthiopiaThailandKazakhstanBulgariaCroatiaSerbiaNorth MacedoniaAlbania

Get in touch

Advisory on health system financing, reform design, and consulting delivery.

[email protected]
+971 56 500 3115
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