Stephen Shortell, PhD
Dean of the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley

Shortell has done extensive research on institutional incentives for improving quality of care and health outcomes, particularly when related to the management of patients with chronic illness. He is co-author of the book Remaking Health Care in America: The Evolution of Organized Delivery Systems and is an elected member of the Institutes of Medicine of the National Academies. He received his BBA in business administration from the University of Notre Dame, his MPH in hospital administration at UCLA, and his MBA and Ph.D. in behavioral sciences from the University of Chicago.

Karen Davis, PhD
President of the Commonwealth Fund

Davis is a nationally-recognized economist with a distinguished career in public policy and research. Before joining the Commonwealth Fund, a national philanthropy engaged in independent research on health and social policy issues, Davis served as chairman of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She served as deputy assistant secretary for health policy in the Department of Health and Human Services from 1977-1980, making her the first woman to head a U.S. public health service agency. She was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 1975 and has served two terms on the IOM governing council.

Brent Bowditch
Staff Benefits, Purdue University
Lafayette/West Lafayette Economic Development Council

Brent Bowditch graduated from Cornell University and began his career in higher education in 1978. He has held administrative positions in accounting, information technology, budgeting, institutional research, and most recently, human resources. Over his twenty-eight years in higher education he has worked at Purdue University, Northwestern University, and the University of Washington. Brent is currently Assistant Director of Human Resource Services at Purdue University and is responsible for all Benefit and Worklife Programs.

Nancy Dickenson-Hazard, MnS, NP
CEO, Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing

Over her thirty-year career, Hazard has held positions in direct patient care, research, education and consultation and is a prolific author-speaker on nursing issues and professional development. She is the recipient of the Henry K Silver award for National Excellence from the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. She earned a master's degree in nursing science from the University of Virginia and certification as a pediatric nurse practitioner.

Gregory Larkin, MD, FAAFP, FACOEM
Director of Corporate Health Services, Eli Lilly and Company

Since assuming the directorship of Lilly's Corporate Health Services, Dr. Larkin has supervised the design and implementation of Lilly's domestic health plans, including consumer driven HRA/HSA plans. Dr. Larkin is a graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine and board-certified in family medicine. Additionally, he is a Fellow American Academy of Family Practice, and a Fellow of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), and the President of the Indianapolis Medical Society.

Susan Nestor Levy, MS
Senior Vice President, Advocacy and External Relations, Ascension Health

Levy is accountable for the system-wide approach to achieving 100 percent access within each of the Ascension Health Ministry communities. Prior to joining Ascension Health, she served as the executive director of policy in the Office of Policy and Representation for Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association in Washington, D.C. She holds a master's degree of hospital and health services administration from Saint Louis University.

Judith Monroe, MD, FAAFP
State Health Commissioner for the State of Indiana

As the State Health Commissioner and Medical Director for Medicaid, Monroe guides the Indiana State Department of Health in its mission to support Indiana's economic prosperity and quality of life by promoting, protecting and providing for the health of Hoosiers in their communities. Prior to her appointment as State Health Commissioner, Dr. Monroe directed the St. Vincent Family Medicine Residency Program and Primary Care Center in Indianapolis from 1992-2005. She received her medical degree from the University of Maryland.

Anne Royalty, PhD
Health Economist, IUPUI

Royalty's research interests center around labor economics, health economics, and applied microeconomics. Recently published work examines the effect of income tax rates on the provision of employer-provided health insurance. Another analyzes how the health plan choices of workers are influenced by insurance premiums.  Her work addresses important issues of insurance provision by firms and consumer decisions regarding insurance that are central to the on-going debate on health care reform. Royalty earned her Ph.D. in economics at Yale University.

Christopher Sears, JD
Partner, Ice Miller Law Firm

Sears' practice focuses in the healthcare world, assisting clients with designing and maintaining health and retirement plans and other employee benefits. He also works with clients in their efforts to protect the privacy of health information pursuant to HIPAA and to share information through regional health information networks. He earned his law degree from the Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington.

Leroy Schwarz, PhD
Louis A. Weil, Jr., Professor of Management, Purdue University

Schwarz's research interests include healthcare supply-chain and operations management. He is editor of Operations Management Education Review, and serves on the board of directors of the Collaborative Commerce Standards Institute. He earned his M.B.A. and Ph.D. in business administration at the University of Chicago.

John Tooker, MD MBA
CEO, American College of Physicians

Prior to joining the College in 1995, Tooker was Vice Chair of the Department of Medicine and Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency at the Maine Medical Center in Portland and in the practice of pulmonary and critical care medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, served in the U.S. Navy, and completed the executive MBA program at the Fox School of Business at Temple University.

Richard Widdows, PhD
Head, Department of Consumer Sciences and Retailing, Purdue University

Widdows' academic research and writing center around consumer economics and choices. Prior to his position as department head, Widdows was a professor of consumer economics in the Department of Consumer and Textiles at Ohio State University. He received his master's and doctoral degrees in economics from the University of Missouri.

Steven M. Witz, PhD
Director, Regenstrief Center, Purdue University

Witz assumed the position of Regenstrief Center director in January 2006. He has 26 years of hospital administration experience, serving as president at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Science Center in Missoula, Montana and senior vice president and chief operating officer at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. He received his doctorate in hospital and healthcare administration in 1986 from the University of Minnesota.

Wesley B. Wong, MD, MMM
Associate Medical Director, Indiana Healthcare Management, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Wong is a Board Certified Neurologist, having been in private practice for fifteen years. Dr. Wong has boards in Neurology, Electrodiagnostic Medicine and Pain Management. He received his medical degree at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, completed his Neurology residency at Indiana University, and received a Masters in Medical Management from Tulane University. Previously, Dr. Wong led the Medication Safety Advisory Council (MSAC) for Ascension Health responsible for reducing medical errors and harm across 62 acute care hospitals.