Mindy Klowden

Managing Director

Mindy Klowden, MNM is a national consultant, leader, and strategist in behavioral health and integrated care. As managing director, she leads Third Horizon’s competitive RFP business strategy, spanning public, non-profit, and private sectors. She also leads multiple concurrent consulting engagements, serves as a subject matter expert, and ensures high-quality deliverables.

Mindy has devoted her career to improving systems and services for underserved populations through policy, systems change, and organizational development. She is skilled in strategic planning, including stakeholder engagement, facilitation, landscape reviews, and writing actionable, impactful plans. She has over 25 years of experience in community behavioral health and health care policy, working at the national, state, and local levels. Since joining Third Horizon, Mindy has played a key role in leading client relationships. She has managed a portfolio of 6–10 concurrent projects for government agencies, providers and community-based organizations, guiding high-impact initiatives including crisis system improvements, opioid abatement planning, and behavioral health policy transformation. Previously, Mindy held leadership positions with the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, the National Council for Mental Well-Being (previously known as the National Council for Behavioral Health), the Jefferson Center for Mental Health, and the Colorado Community Health Network.

Mindy also served as chair of the Colorado State Innovation Model (SIM) Practice Transformation Committee, a volunteer appointment she held under the auspices of (former) Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper. SIM aimed to use all available levers to transform the health care payment and delivery system through multi-payer reform. The Colorado SIM strategy primarily focused on integrating behavioral health services with primary care and public health. Mindy managed and facilitated a diverse committee of behavioral health providers, primary care providers, practice transformation specialists, state agencies, and payers, including Health First Colorado (Medicaid) and the Colorado Department of Human Services.

Mindy earned a master’s degree in nonprofit management from Regis University and a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from The Colorado College.

A few fun facts about Mindy…

Mindy was in the movie Sixteen Candles. Her favorite hobbies are skiing in the winter and hiking the rest of the year. She loves to travel and got engaged on top of Mt. Kilimanjaro.