Dmitry Khodyakov (PhD in Sociology, Rutgers University; M.A. in Economy and Society, Central European University) is a Senior Behavioral/Social Scientist at RAND, a co-director of RAND Center for Qualitative and Mixed Methods, and a Professor of Policy Analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. His research focuses on online methods of expert elicitation and stakeholder engagement, community-based participatory research, ethics of stakeholder-engaged research, and Medicare Advantage benefit design and innovations. As a methodologist, he specializes in qualitative and mixed-methods research and Delphi-based methodologies. He is a developer of ExpertLens, an innovative online system and methodology for conducting modified-Delphi panels. Dr. Khodyakov is currently co-leading evaluations of two large CMS model tests: Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design and Part D Senior Savings models. Some of his recent studies include a PCORI-funded project that developed an online approach to engaging patients in clinical guideline development, an NIH-funded project that identified best practices for participant and stakeholder engagement in the All of Us Research Program, and an NIH-funded project on ethics of stakeholder engaged research. Dr. Khodyakov is currently serving on the National Academy of Medicine’s Committee on Assessing Meaningful Community Engagement in Health & Health Care.