Tim Schauer

Tim Schauer joined Cornerstone in 2011 as a co-lead of the firm’s flagship Texas office in Houston. He has more than20 years of government relations experience working in both Austin and Washington, DC. Over the past decade, Tim’s primary responsibilities included leading the advocacy efforts of the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, one of the largest non-profit health care systems in the country. In that capacity, Tim developed and managed the public policy agenda as well as guided the government relations efforts on local, state and national issues. Tim’s collaborative style and upbeat leadership skills were recognized when he chaired the Greater Houston Partnership’s Federal Relations Committee for three consecutive years. Tim also worked in a business development position for Memorial Hermann, which afforded him the experiences on managing on the frontlines of the health care industry. While serving on the Memorial Hermann leadership team, he has first-hand experience in disaster recovery after rebuilding from the damages from Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 and Hurricane Ike in 2008. Most recently, Tim worked as a consultant with the Ashcroft Group Consulting Services team based in Houston, focusing primarily on health care compliance activities in Fortune 200 medical device manufacturers. Prior to working for Memorial Hermann, he was the Chief Operating Officer for the Texas Health Care Council, a statewide advocacy group dedicated to focusing public attention on the uninsured challenges to the health care delivery system. In the 1990's, Tim built almost ten years of experience as a Texas Senate staffer to former Lt. Governor Bob Bullock, Senator Chris Harrisand Senator Judith Zaffiriniwhere he worked on numerous pieces of legislation and budgets. Tim grew up in Littleton, CO, was an exchange student and soccer player in Hannover, Germany,and attended the University of Colorado in Boulder where he received a B.A. in Biology. He earned his Masters of Science in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship from the University of Houston at Victoria School of Business. He is married, has two children, and enjoys playing hockey, golf and biking.