Former President Bill Clinton to speak at the Perspectives in Healthcare Forum hosted by Huron Consulting Group and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University

Business Wire, April 24, 2006

CHICAGO -- Former President Bill Clinton will be the keynote speaker at the Perspectives in Healthcare Forum hosted by Huron Consulting Group and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management on Friday, May 19, 2006.

"We are pleased to announce that President Clinton will be sharing his perspective on the challenges facing the healthcare industry at the forum," said Gary E. Holdren, chairman and CEO, Huron Consulting Group. "Our vision for the Perspectives in Healthcare Forum is to bring together leading thinkers across the healthcare spectrum to begin a dialogue that addresses the social and business aspects of taking good care of people."

"It is our honor to have President Clinton at Northwestern University and the Kellogg School of Management addressing this all-important healthcare forum and its diverse group of industry leaders," said Dipak C. Jain, dean of the Kellogg School.

With healthcare costs spiraling and competing interests prevailing over sound policy and action, Huron and the Kellogg School are bringing together the most respected thought leaders across industries to collaborate on innovative and practical system models that address competition, measurement, and incentives in healthcare while promoting access, quality and efficiency.

"There is a convergence of interests in the marketplace between patient, provider, and payor and it is our responsibility to make this nexus efficient and of the highest quality," said Mukesh Gangwal, Healthcare Provider Practice Leader, Huron Consulting Group. Huron and the Kellogg School are currently working on a joint initiative to enhance the patient experience in the United States.

Along with President Clinton, other distinguished speakers at the Perspectives in Healthcare Forum include:

--  Dr. Delos "Toby" Cosgrove, President & CEO, Cleveland Clinic
        Innovation Imperative

    --  Dr. Victor J. Dzau, Chancellor for Health Affairs, Duke
        University and President & CEO, Duke University Health System
        Transformations in Healthcare - Ideas and Perspectives

    --  Elaine Leavenworth, Vice President, Government Affairs, Abbott
        Balancing Innovation and Access

    --  Lois Quam, Chief Executive Officer, Ovations, a UnitedHealth
        Group company
        The Aging of America - Healthcare Challenges

    --  Dipak C. Jain, Dean of the Kellogg School of Management,
        Northwestern University
        Leadership and Patient Friendly Healthcare - Can we play
        together?

    --  Mukesh Gangwal, Healthcare Provider Practice Leader, Huron
        Consulting Group
        Access, Efficiency, Quality - Can we have it all?

The Perspectives in Healthcare Forum is by invitation only. Media interested in attending the Forum should contact Jennifer Frost Hennagir at 312-880-3260 or jfrost-hennagir@huronconsultinggroup.com for details about press credentialing and media logistics.

About Huron Consulting Group

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN), a leading provider of financial and operational consulting services, helps clients effectively address complex challenges that arise from litigation, disputes, investigations, regulation, financial distress, and other sources of significant conflict or change. We also help clients improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of their operations, reduce costs, manage regulatory compliance, and maximize procurement efficiency. Huron provides services to a wide variety of both financially sound and distressed organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, medium-sized businesses, leading academic institutions, healthcare organizations, and the law firms that represent these various organizations. Learn more at www.huronconsultinggroup.com.

About The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University was founded in 1908 and is widely recognized as a global leader in graduate business education. The school, located outside of Chicago, is home to a renowned, research-based faculty and MBA students from around the globe. The Kellogg School includes the Full-time, Part-time and Executive MBA programs and the non-degreed Executive Education Program. The school offers three joint degree programs: the JD-MBA, MD-MBA and MEM-MBA. Additionally, the Kellogg School of Management has alliances with business schools in Europe, Asia and Canada.