Nirav R. Shah, MD, is senior scholar at Stanford University’s School of Medicine. He is a distinguished health-care leader with experience as an operator, scientist, innovator, and regulator. His expertise spans public health, public and private health insurance, and clinical operations across the continuum of care. At Stanford, Shah conducts research on improving health-care quality and safety while lowering cost, driving adoption of digital technologies, and quantitatively evaluating the resulting value for US and international health-care systems. Shah is board-certified in internal medicine and is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale School of Medicine. He is an advisor to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, senior fellow of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, independent director of STERIS plc, and trustee of the John A. Hartford Foundation. Previously, he served as chief operating officer of Kaiser Permanente in Southern California and as commissioner of the New York State Department of Health.
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Asia Center
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Center for Financial Markets
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Center for the Future of Aging
Advances healthy longevity and financial security for all through high-impact policies, research, convenings, and multisector partnerships.
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Center for Public Health
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Center for Regional Economics and California Center
Analyzes the dynamics that drive job creation and promote industry expansion
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Center for Strategic Philanthropy
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FasterCures
Clears roadblocks that prevent medical breakthroughs from reaching patients sooner
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Financial Innovations Labs
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Global Market Development
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Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream
Anyone with a dream should have the opportunity to make it come true—through determination and an economic system that works for all
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Research Department
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