What Affiliated Enterprise Solutions does

Affiliated Enterprise Solutions (AES) is a privately held, Austin, Texas-based healthcare advisory firm founded around 2013 that provides strategic consulting services exclusively to healthcare associations, healthcare businesses, and healthcare providers. The firm has operated for over 10 years under founder/CEO Brian Stevens, a former Vice President at the Texas Hospital Association where he managed HealthShare and created the THA Endorsed Business Partner program. AES positions itself as the only U.S. consultancy combining three specific focus areas: healthcare associations, purchasing and supply chain support, and healthcare business development, and works with over 45 healthcare associations across most U.S. states plus targeted engagements in Puerto Rico. The firm delivers six core service lines — Association Consulting, Provider Strategies, AES Healthcare Business Solutions, Supply Chain Solutions, Puerto Rico Healthcare Solutions, and Grant Writing — through an 8–10 person senior consultant team using a proprietary vetting and due diligence process rather than a software platform.

Name

Affiliated Enterprise Solutions

Legal name

Affiliated Enterprise Solutions, LLC

Website

https://aesllc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Affiliated Enterprise Solutions is a private, Austin-based healthcare advisory firm providing strategic consulting, supply chain contracting, and grant writing services to over 45 U.S. healthcare associations, businesses, and providers across the continental U.S. and Puerto Rico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Architecture & IT Operating Model (BPAHAEAB)

Keywords

• Healthcare association consulting
• Supply chain management
• Grant writing services
• Business development advisory
• Healthcare provider solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for healthcare associations, businesses, and providers including strategic planning, business development, grant writing, and operational advisory. Revenue generated through consulting fees and advisory service contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Affiliated Enterprise Solutions is a healthcare advisory firm that provides consulting services to healthcare associations, businesses, and providers. Its offerings include association consulting (strategic planning, RFP management, program development), provider strategies, channel partnership development, GPO-agnostic supply chain solutions with 200+ vendor contracts, Puerto Rico-specific healthcare solutions, and grant writing services. Services are delivered through professional consulting engagements rather than a software platform.

Product overview

Affiliated Enterprise Solutions (AES) is an advisory firm offering a portfolio of healthcare consulting services rather than a traditional software product. The company provides six core service offerings: Association Consulting (strategic planning, program development, RFP management for healthcare associations), Provider Strategies (revenue and efficiency solutions for acute, non-acute, and pharmacy providers), AES Healthcare Business Solutions (channel partnership strategies and market development for healthcare companies), Supply Chain Solutions (GPO-agnostic contracting with 200+ vendor contracts and 15% average savings), Puerto Rico Healthcare Solutions (specialized solutions for Puerto Rico's healthcare market), and Grant Writing (professional grant and proposal services for non-profits and government agencies). These services are delivered through consulting engagements rather than a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Association Consulting Strategic consulting for healthcare associations including program development, temporary program staffing, advisory services, provider assessment services, and RFP management services.
• Provider Strategies Solutions to drive revenue, savings, and efficiency for acute, non-acute, and pharmacy providers including IT & Cyber Security and insurance RFP management.
• AES Healthcare Business Solutions Business development and channel partnership strategies for healthcare companies including strategic planning for market access, channel partner development, executive coaching, market intelligence, and partner identification.
• Supply Chain Solutions GPO-agnostic supply chain solutions leveraging multi-provider scale to achieve savings, including custom contract portfolio with sub-GPO pricing, 200+ contracts with national and regional vendors, covering Surgical Implants, Pharmacy, Lab, and Capital Equipment with documented savings of 15% on average.
• Puerto Rico Healthcare Solutions Healthcare solutions specific to Puerto Rico's unique needs including revenue improvement, cost reduction, patient outcomes improvement, and operational efficiency enhancement for healthcare providers on the island.
• Grant Writing Professional grant writing, proposal writing, consulting and grants management services for non-profit organizations, city and government agencies, and local and state health departments including needs assessments, nonprofit consulting services, and grant program management.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15% average savings on supply chain contracts
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers34 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vizient: Large GPO and healthcare performance improvement company serving hospitals and healthcare systems with supply chain, analytics, and advisory services — competes broadly with AES's supply chain and provider advisory offerings but at much greater scale.
• Premier Inc. Major healthcare GPO and performance improvement company providing supply chain, advisory, and analytics to hospitals and health systems — directly relevant given AES team members' Premier background and AES's GPO-agnostic supply chain business.

Direct peers

• Coker Group: Healthcare consulting and advisory firm covering strategy, operations, M&A, and revenue cycle for hospitals and provider organizations — directly comparable to AES's provider-facing advisory offerings.
• Stroudwater Associates: Healthcare consulting firm focused on rural hospitals, community health systems, and provider strategy — overlaps with AES's provider solutions and association advisory work for community-based healthcare organizations.
• ECG Management Consultants: Healthcare management consulting firm serving hospitals, health systems, and academic medical centers with strategy, operations, and financial advisory — directly comparable to AES's hospital association and provider advisory work, at larger scale.
• BDC Advisors: Healthcare strategic consulting firm serving health systems, hospitals, and physician organizations on growth strategy, payer-provider partnerships, and clinical transformation — comparable to AES's strategy and provider solutions.
• The Chartis Group: Healthcare strategic advisory firm serving providers, payers, and healthcare associations with consulting across strategy, clinical transformation, and digital — competes with AES for the same association and provider buyer personas.
• Health Management Associates (HMA): Healthcare consulting and policy firm advising states, associations, providers, and payers — directly comparable to AES's association advisory and provider strategy work, particularly in publicly funded healthcare.
• Kaufman Hall & Associates: Specialized healthcare financial and strategy consulting firm advising hospitals, health systems, and associations on strategy, capital planning, and performance improvement — closely mirrors AES's association and provider strategic advisory model.

Others

• Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman: Large US healthcare law and advisory firm serving hospitals, health systems, and healthcare associations — adjacent rather than directly competitive, but operates as a trusted advisor to the same association and provider buyer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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