Scott Gottlieb, Sherry Glied, Katherine Baicker Join NIHCM Advisory Board

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Washington, D.C., June 23, 2019 – Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Sherry Glied, PhD, and Katherine Baicker, PhD, have joined the Advisory Board of the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to transforming health care through evidence and collaboration.

"Scott, Sherry and Katherine all bring unique perspectives that further enrich the depth of our distinguished Advisory Board. Their ideas and insights will advance our mission to improve health care for millions of Americans," said Nancy Chockley, Founding President and CEO of NIHCM Foundation.

Gottlieb, Glied and Baicker join an exceptional group of health care experts on the Foundation's Advisory Board:

Gottlieb served under the Trump Administration as the 23rd Commissioner of Food and Drugs from 2017 to 2019, where he improved the efficiency of the regulatory process for novel drugs and medical devices and mobilized action on public health initiatives like teen nicotine use, opioid addiction and drug competition, and promoting affordable access to medicines.

Previously, Gottlieb served in other capacities at the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and worked as a practicing physician and hospitalist. He recently returned to New Enterprise Associates (NEA) as a Special Partner on the firm's healthcare investment team, and he is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).

Sherry Glied

Glied is the Dean of New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, where her research focuses on health policy reform and mental health care policy.

Previously, Glied served as the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation under the Obama Administration from 2010 to 2012, and as a Senior Economist on the President's Council of Economic Advisers from 1992 to 1993 under the Bush and Clinton Administrations.

Katherine Baicker

Baicker is Dean and the Emmett Dedmon Professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, where her research focuses on the factors that drive the distribution, generosity and effectiveness of public and private health insurance, with a particular focus on the effect of health system reform.

Previously, Baicker served as a member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers from 2005 to 2007 under the Bush Administration. She has also served as Commissioner on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Chair of the Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission and Professor of Health Economics at Harvard University. Baicker currently serves on the Congressional Budget Office's Panel of Health Advisers.