Katie Bach

Kate Bach is Managing Director at the Good Jobs Institute and former Director of Global Strategy for Starbucks.

Harris Baden, MD

Harris Baden, MD, is Professor and Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

Richard J. Baron, MD, MACP

Richard J. Baron, MD, MACP, is the President and CEO of the American Board of Internal Medicine and ABIM Foundation.

Cheri Blauwet, MD

Cheri Blauwet, MD, is an Assistant Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School and an attending physician at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.

Jim Braude

Jim Braude is Host of Greater Boston, Co-host of Boston Public Radio and Executive Editor at WGBH.

Tim Cunningham, RN, DRPH

Tim Cunningham, RN, DrPH, is the Director, Compassionate Care Initiative, and Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia School of Nursing.

Andrew Dreyfus

Andrew Dreyfus is President and Chief Executive Officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

Amy C. Edmondson

Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, a chair established to support the study of human interactions that lead to the creation of successful enterprises that contribute to the betterment of society.

Shekinah Elmore, MD, MPH

Shekinah N. C. Elmore, MD, MPH, is a resident in the Harvard Radiation Oncology Program who is dedicated to pursuing equity and empathy in oncology care. She is a cancer survivor and has written about her experience treading the line between patient and provider.

Susan B. Hassmiller, RN, PHD, FAAN

Susan B. Hassmiller, RN, PHD, FAAN, is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Senior Adviser for Nursing. In partnership with AARP, Hassmiller also directs the Foundation’s Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action. Her work has included service in public health settings at the local, state and national levels, including HRSA.

Michael Hebb

Author of “Let’s Talk About Death Over Dinner,” and founder of Death Over Dinner, Michael Hebb explores how we can use the power of home, hearth, and meaningful conversation to change healthcare.

Sarah McKenna

Sarah McKenna is Senior Vice President of Fan Services for the Boston Red Sox.

Paul Morton

Paul Morton is Senior Vice President Northeast Regional Manager, Nordstrom.

Helen Riess, MD

Helen Riess, MD, is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Founder of Empathetics, Inc. She has devoted her career to teaching and research in the art and science of the patient-doctor relationship.

Peter Slavin, MD

Peter L. Slavin, MD, is the President of Massachusetts General Hospital. He also is a Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School where he teaches internal medicine and healthcare management.

Chief Scott Allen

Chief of Police, East Bridgewater, MA

Member, Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) National Police Advisory Committee

Michael Attas, MDIV, MD

Author, Medicine at a Crossroads

Harris Baden, MD

Professor and Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, Seattle Children’s Hospital

Daniel Baker, MD

Medical Director, Lenox Hill Hospital

David Barash, MD

Executive Director, GE Foundation

Agnes Barden, DNP, RN, CPXP

Vice President, Patient and Customer Experience, Northwell Health

Carrie Barron, MD

Director of the Creativity for Resilience, Dell Medical School in Austin

Maren Batalden

Associate Chief Quality Officer, Associate Director of Graduate Medical Education for Quality and Safety, and Director of Medical Management within the Accountable Care Organization, Cambridge Health Alliance

Juliette Blount, MSN, NP

Adult Nurse Practitioner

Alice Bonner, PHD, RN, FAAN

Senior Advisor, Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Adjunct Faculty, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

Maura Brennan, MD

Chief, Division of Geriatrics, Palliative Care and Post-acute Medicine, Baystate Health

Calvin Chou, MD, PHD

Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of California at San Francisco

Paul DeChant, MD, MBA, FAAFP

Deputy Chief Health Officer, IBM Watson Health

Ron Epstein, MD

Professor of Family Medicine, Psychiatry, Oncology and Medicine (Palliative Care), University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

James Fuccione

Senior Director, Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative

Eddie Gonzalez

Engagement Manager, Civil Conversations Project, On Being Project

Rev. Krista Gregory, MDIV, BCC

Founder of the Center for Resiliency, Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas

Lauran Hardin

Senior Advisor, Partnerships and Technical Assistance, The Camden Coalition’s National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs

Timothy Harrison

Associate Director for CBCT® at the Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics, Emory University

Jordana Harshman, MPH

Wellness Program Manager, Employee Health Improvement/Lifestyle Management

Founder, Health Career Accelerator

Mara Hoffert, PHD

Senior Instructional Design Consultant, Henry Ford Health System

Ursel Hughes

PAARI AmeriCorps Recovery Coach, Boston Police Department

Allie Hunter McDade

Executive Director, Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative (PAARI)

Cynda Hylton Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN

Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics, Berman Institute of Bioethics/School of Nursing

Professor of Nursing and Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University

Patricia Jakel, RN

Advance Practice Nurse for the Solid Tumor Program, UCLA Healthcare

Ashish Jha, MD, MPH

Dean for Global Strategy and K. T. Li Professor of Global Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health

Director, Harvard Global Health Institute

Daniel Johnson, PHD

Clinical Psychologist & Director of the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Program, Boston Child Study Center

Melinda Karp, MBA

Vice President of Consumer Centered Quality, Commonwealth Care Alliance

Executive Director, The Center to Advance Consumer Partnership

Yeuen Kim, MD, MAS

Clinical Assistant Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine

Ann King, MA

Senior Assessment Scientist in the Center for Advanced Assessment, National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)

Maria Kokas, PHD

Director of Learning Systems, Henry Ford Health System

Mick Krasner, MD, FACP

Professor of Clinical Medicine, Professor of Clinical Family Medicine

Co-Director Mindful Practice Programs, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Casey Kudesia, MA

Director of Training and Organizational Development, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts

Kate Lally, MD, FAAHPM

Attending physician in Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Instructor, Harvard Medical School

Jill Maben, OBE

Professor of Health Services Research and Nursing, University of Surrey, UK

Sarah Mackin

Director of Harm Reduction Services, Boston Public Health Commission

Kiame Mahaniah, MD

Chief Executive Officer, Lynn Community Health Center

Assistant Professor Family Medicine Department, Tufts University School of Medicine

Greogry Makoul, PHD, MS

Founder and CEO, PatientWisdom

Kathleen Mazor, EDD

Associate Director, Meyers Primary Care Institute

Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS

Board-certified pulmonary and critical care physician, UCLA Medical Center

Jean Paglicua Smith

Director of Consumer Centered Quality Programs, Commonwealth Care Alliance

Operations Director, The Center to Advance Consumer Partnership

Peter Phung, MD, MBA

Board-certified Hospice and Palliative Care Physician, UCLA Medical Center

Scott Reiner

CEO, Adventist Health

Christy Rentmeester, PHD

Director, AMA and Managing Editor, AMA Journal of Ethics

David Richardson, MD

Clinical Educator in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Henry Ford Health System

David Ring, MD, PHD

Associate Dean for Comprehensive Care and Professor of Surgery and Psychiatry, Dell Medical School

Cathy Risdon

Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster

Helena Roderick, PHD

Clinical Psychologist, Northwell Health

Nancy Searl

Collaborative Practice Leader, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Maureen Shelton

Director of Education, Spiritual Health, Emory Healthcare

Andrew Shin, JD, MPH

Chief Operating Officer, AHA Center for Health Innovation at American Hospital Association

Fernando Stein, MD

Associate Chief of Critical Care, Texas Children’s Hospital

Joseph Stern, MD, FACS

Neurosurgeon & Partner, Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates

Steve Strongwater, MD

President & CEO, Atrius Health

Patty Sullivan

Program Director, Dementia Friendly Massachusetts

Christine Tardiff, MSW, LICSW, MAPM

Clinical Social Worker, Boston Children’s Hospital

Mary Tess Crotty, MA

Vice President of Quality, Genesis

Jess Tilley

Executive Director, New England User Union

Shelly Trumbo

Community Integration Executive, Adventist Health

Steve Trzeciak, MD, MPH

Chief of Medicine, Cooper University Healthcare

Jeffery Zilberstein, MD

Vice Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Chief of Medical Critical Care, Northwell Health System