2006 Health in Foreign Policy Forum
February 8, 2006

Presenter Biographies

Linda H. Aiken, Ph.D., R.N.
Dr. Aiken is director of the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, and professor of nursing and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Dr. Aiken received the 2005 AcademyHealth Distinguished Investigator Award in Health Services Research and the 2003 Individual Earnest A. Codman Award from the The Joint Commission for her leadership utilizing performance measures to demonstrate relationships between nursing care and patient outcomes. Dr. Aiken leads the International Hospital Outcomes Consortium studying the impact of nursing on patient outcomes in eight countries, and the Nursing Quality Improvement Program in testing the application of Magnet Standards to quality improvement in hospitals in developing countries. She is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Social Insurance, a former president of the American Academy of Nursing, and an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in the United Kingdom. Dr. Aiken received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from the University of Florida, Gainesville, her Ph.D. in sociology and demography from the University of Texas at Austin, and she completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in medical sociology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Janet D. Allan, Ph.D., R.N., C.S., F.A.A.N.
Dr. Allan is dean of the University of Maryland, School of Nursing. In her national role, she serves on The Robert Wood Johnson “Prescription for Health” Advisory Panel, represents the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) on the Healthy People Curriculum Task Force and serves as the AACN grassroots legislative liaison for Maryland. Previously, Dean Allan served as vice-chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and a member of the American Academy of Nursing Board of Directors. Dean Allan has served as president of both the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) and the Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS). She is a recipient of the 2001 SNRS Researcher of the Year Award and the 2002 NONPF Lifetime Achievement Award. Her research and clinical interests focus on weight management by women across ethnic populations. She conducted one of the first National Institutes of Health studies on the comparison of women from different ethnic groups’ practices, values and beliefs about weight and how to manage it. She also studied the problems of living with HIV and was instrumental in creating a hospice for HIV patients, which now serves as a national model. Dean Allan has published nearly 125 articles, book chapters, and abstracts. She holds a Ph.D. in medical anthropology from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Berkeley, and holds a M.S. in Community Health, as well as a certificate as an adult nurse practitioner from UCSF.

Geraldine Bednash, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
Dr. Bednash is the executive director for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Prior to this position, Dr. Bednash headed the association’s legislative and regulatory advocacy programs as director of government affairs. In that post, she directed AACN’s efforts to secure federal support for nursing education and research, coordinated new initiatives with federal agencies and major foundations, and co-authored AACN’s landmark study of the financial costs to students and to clinical agencies of baccalaureate and graduate nursing education. Dr. Bednash serves as vice president for nursing of the Health Professions Education Council of the Association of Academic Health Centers, is a member of the Sullivan Commission on Diversity in the Health Professions, chairs the board of the Association Mutual Health Insurance Company, and is a member of the editorial board of several leading nursing publications. Before joining AACN, Dr. Bednash was assistant professor at the School of Nursing at George Mason University and a Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Fellow in Primary Care at the University of Maryland. Dr. Bednash received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Texas Woman’s University, master’s degree in nursing from The Catholic University of America, and a doctorate in higher education policy and law from the University of Maryland. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and member of nursing’s national honor society, Sigma Theta Tau International.

Jo Ivey Boufford, M.D.
Dr. Boufford is professor of public service, health policy, and management at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University, where she served as dean from 1997–2002. She is also a clinical professor of pediatrics at the New York University Medical School. Prior to coming to Wagner, Dr. Boufford served as principal deputy assistant secretary for health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from November 1993 to January 1997, and as acting assistant secretary from January through May, 1997. While at HHS, she served as the U.S. representative on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization. From May 1991 to September 1993, Dr. Boufford served as director of the King's Fund College, London, England. Dr. Boufford served as president of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, the largest municipal hospital system in the United States, from December 1985 until October 1989. She was elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine in 1992 and serves on its Executive Council and Board on Global Health. In May 1992, she received an Honorary Doctorate of Science degree from the State University of New York, Brooklyn. She received her B.A. in psychology, magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan, and her M.D., with distinction, from the University of Michigan Medical School. She is board-certified in pediatrics.

Lincoln C. Chen, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Chen, a distinguished professional in international public health and development, founded the Global Equity Initiative at Harvard in 2002 after serving for five years as executive vice president for strategy at the Rockefeller Foundation. Over the previous decade Dr. Chen was the Taro Takemi Professor of International Health, chair of the Department of Population and International Health at the Harvard School of Public Health, and director of the university-wide Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies. From 1973 to 1987, Dr. Chen served as representative and staff member of the Ford Foundation in India and Bangladesh. For several years in Bangladesh, Dr. Chen was seconded as scientific director of the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh. Dr. Chen is a member of the Institute of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the World Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is chair of the board of directors of CARE/USA, a member of Global Advisory Board to the United Nations Fund for International Partnerships, and a member of the Task Force on Human Security of the Globalization and Democracy Initiative. Dr. Chen received his B.A. from Princeton University, his M.D. from Harvard Medical School, and a M.P.H from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health.

The Honorable Donna M. Christensen, M.D.
The Honorable Donna M. Christensen continues to distinguish herself as a leader in the United States Congress. As a Member serving her fifth term, she is the first female physician in the history of the U.S. Congress, the first woman to represent an offshore Territory, and the first woman Delegate from the United States Virgin Islands. Delegate Christensen is a Member of the Congressional Black Caucus and chairs the Congressional Black Caucus' Health Braintrust, which oversees and advocates minority health issues nationally and internationally; Member of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues; Member of the Steering Committee of the Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus; Member of the Congressional Rural Caucus; Member of the Coastal Caucus; Member of the Congressional Fire Caucus and additionally, a Member of the Congressional National Guard and Reserve Caucus. Delegate Christensen began her medical career in the Virgin Islands in 1975 as an emergency room physician. She served as staff physician at the Maternal & Child Health program, medical director of the Nesbitt Clinic in Frederiksted, director of the Frederiksted Health Center, director of Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning, served as the medical director of the St. Croix Hospital, and rounded out her medical career as the territorial assistant commissioner of health and as the acting commissioner of health. She maintained a private practice in family medicine from 1975 until her election to Congress in 1996. She earned a Bachelor of Science at St. Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana. She earned an M.D. from The George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. She became a board-certified physician in 1977.

Gail Cynthia Christopher, D.N.
Dr. Christopher is vice president of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Office of Health, Women, and Families. She directs the Health Policy Institute, which focuses on key health policy issues for African Americans and other communities of color. With more than 20 years’ experience designing and managing national initiatives and non-profit organizations, Dr. Christopher has extensive national and international exposure as a public interest innovator and change agent. Recognized for her pioneering work to infuse holistic health and diversity concepts into public sector programs and related policy discourses, she has created nationally acclaimed interventions in education, health, family support, and economic development. As executive director of Harvard’s Institute for Government Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Dr. Christopher played a strategic role in negotiating and securing the $50 million endowment that launched this new institute. In 1996, her distinguished career and contributions to public service were honored by her election as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. She recently launched The Body Owner’s Workshop, a national health education initiative. Dr. Christopher has authored and co-authored three books, a monthly column in the Federal Times, written more than 250 articles, presentations, and publications and has been recognized in both print and broadcast media. She is also a voting member of the President’s Medicaid Commission.

Catherine Crowley, Ed.D., R.N. (photo not available)
As vice president of the Maryland Hospital Association, Dr. Crowley leads the association’s statewide workforce development activities. Her work includes developing strategies to interest young people in health careers, expanding educational opportunities for nurses and allied health professionals, and meeting the long-term staffing needs of Maryland hospitals. She also represents Maryland hospitals on legislative and regulatory issues related to the health care workforce.

Susan Dentzer
Ms. Dentzer is a career journalist and on-air correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS, where she leads a unit that specializes in coverage of health care and health policy. Her work has received numerous awards, including a 2005 award for excellence from the Association of Health Care Journalists for a two-part series on pharmaceutical drug importation. Ms. Dentzer’s expertise and journalistic abilities have led to frequent appearances on other nationally televised news programs as well, including Nightline, The McLaughlin Group and CNN. Ms. Dentzer previously was chief economic correspondent for U.S. News & World Report and a senior writer covering business news for Newsweek. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College, served on Dartmouth’s Board of Trustees from 1993 to 2004 and was the first woman ever to chair the Board from 2001 to 2004. Ms. Dentzer is also on the Board of Directors of the Global Health Council, the International Rescue Committee, and the Japan Society of New York, and is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She held a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard in 1986-87, when she studied health economics.

Carl J. Getto, M.D.
Dr. Getto is the associate dean for hospital affairs at the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health and senior vice president for medical affairs at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. He also is appointed as a professor of psychiatry. He previously served as director of clinical affairs at the UW Hospital and Clinics from 1985-1993. He started at the UW Hospital and Clinics in 1979 as a professor in the Department of Psychiatry, serving as acting chair of the department from 1989-91, acting dean from 1991-92, and vice dean from 1992-93. From 1979-83 he served as director of psychiatric consultation services at UW Health and director of psychiatric consultation and liaison at Middleton Veterans Affairs Hospital. Dr. Getto also served as director for the Pain Treatment Program at UW Health. Immediately prior to coming to UW Hospital and Clinics Authority and UW School of Medicine and Public Health, Dr. Getto was dean and provost at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. He serves as chair of the Council on Graduate Medical Education and he has been appointed to the Interdisciplinary Education Task Force of the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Getto completed medical school at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago and did his residency at the University of Colorado Medical Center. He received an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University in Chicago and completed his B.A. at St. Mary’s College in Winona, Minnesota.

W. David Helms, Ph.D.
Dr. Helms is president and chief executive officer (CEO) of AcademyHealth, the professional home for health services researches, policy analysts and practitioners. Dr. Helms also serves as president and CEO of the Coalition for Health Services Research, AcademyHealth’s advocacy arm. Prior to his current position, Dr. Helms founded and directed the Alpha Center where he was president from 1976–2000. The Alpha Center was a non-partisan, non-profit health policy center that provided expert technical assistance, objective analysis and research, and comprehensive education and facilitation services. Dr. Helms received a doctorate in public administration and economics from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University.

Joan Holloway
Ms. Holloway joined the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) in September, 2005 as senior technical advisor, Human Capacity Development and Country Liaison for Vietnam and Cambodia. She came to OGAC from the Department of Health and Human Services where she was director, Division of Science and Policy, in the HIV/AIDS Bureau. The Bureau administers the Ryan White CARE Act, a $2 billion domestic HIV/AIDS care and treatment program. Ms. Holloway is a health care administrator who has worked with HIV/AIDS service programs since 1987. She also served as director, Division of Programs for Special Populations in the Bureau of Primary Health Care where she was responsible for the administration of the federal Health Care for the Homeless Program and other programs targeting vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations.

Carl Hampe, J.D.
Mr. Hampe's current practice focuses on immigration and legislative matters. Mr. Hampe has provided representation on a wide variety of matters, including: numerous successful legislative efforts to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act; formal and informal regulatory efforts on behalf of clients before the Departments of Homeland Security (previously INS), Labor and State; and successful litigation in the federal courts to remedy immigration-based regulatory action that was inconsistent with the law. Mr. Hampe also represents companies and individuals in obtaining temporary and permanent immigration benefits or obtaining U.S. citizenship; ensuring company compliance with “I-9” and related requirements; resolving investigations relating to the immigration status of persons hired by employers; and defending persons against agency actions to deny or rescind immigration benefits. Mr. Hampe also provides legislative services to clients outside of the immigration issue area.

Ladan Manteghi
Ms. Manteghi has more than 15 years combined public, private and non-profit sector experience in international relations, communications, program management and advocacy. She currently serves as director of international affairs at AARP where she is responsible for the execution of international affairs campaigns and the expansion of AARP's liaison and cooperation with other like-minded international organizations and governments. Previously, as project manager in the Office of International Affairs, Ms. Manteghi tracked international developments and designed forums on pensions, older workers and age discrimination. Prior to joining AARP, Ms. Manteghi provided management and operational support to PowerUP, a non-profit focused on bridging the digital divide by developing programs for youth in underserved communities. As director of organizational outreach at Voter.com, she developed issue and advocacy campaigns for corporations and national non-profits using electronic media. Ms. Manteghi has also served in various government agencies. As deputy assistant U.S. trade representative for public outreach and intergovernmental affairs, she worked with multilateral organizations and leaders in government, business, labor and the non-governmental organization community. Ms. Manteghi was a staff member in the Clinton/Gore '96 presidential campaign, organizing the Vice President's campaign activities. She has served in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Interior working with various stakeholder groups and with foreign, state and local governments. Ms. Manteghi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science—Public Service from the University of California at Davis.

Ronald C. Marston, Ph.D.
As chief executive officer (CEO) of HCCA International Hospital Corporation of America International (formerly called HCA International), Mr. Marston has more than 30 years’ experience in international health care and is known as an authority on health care systems and trends world wide. Prior to assuming duties in 1987 as president and CEO, Mr. Marston served many roles at HCA International, including vice president of finance and administration and president of HCA International, Ltd. where he was responsible for all development and operations within Europe and the Middle East. Under Mr. Marston’s leadership, HCA International grew to include 10 hospitals and seven nursing homes in the United Kingdom; 10 hospitals in Australia; and five hospitals and 55 clinics in Latin America. In addition, HCA International acquired a management contract for the restructuring of the 1,650 bed Singapore General Hospital; a commissioning and management contract for the King Fahad National Guard Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and a long-standing recruitment contract in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Previously, Mr. Marston served as director of employment and recruitment, and deputy director of human resources at Vanderbilt University and Medical Center. Prior to joining Vanderbilt, he was responsible for the training and administration of the 400 bed Twelfth Evacuation Hospital located in Cu Chi, Republic of Vietnam. Mr. Marston holds a bachelor’s degree from Tennessee Technological University; a Certificate in Health Care Administration from the Academy of Health Service; and a Ph.D. in Management from California Western University.

Lynden Melmed, J.D.
Mr. Melmed currently serves as counsel to the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship. He is on detail from the Department of Homeland Security where he handles a wide range of immigration issues in the Office of General Counsel. Before joining the government, he practiced immigration law in Dallas, Texas. He holds both a B.A. and J.D. from the University of Virginia.

Simon Miti, MB.Ch.B, M.B.A, M.P.H.
Dr. Miti is secretary of the Zambian Ministry of Health. His vast experience in public administration and health management includes positions such as executive director for Ndola Central Hospital, Zambia’s second largest hospital; director general for the Central Board of Health where he was responsible for the provision and implementation of preventive, rehabilitative, and curative health services to all Zambian health boards; and director of technical support services in the Central Board of Health, where he was responsible for performance assessment of health boards, evaluating provision of health services, coordination of technical support services, and capacity building in the health boards. Dr. Miti holds a MB.Ch.B. degree from the University of Zambia, where he studied medicine and a M.P.H from Leeds University at Nuffield Institute for Health. He is also a fellow of the Nuffield Institute for Health.

Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D.
A pediatrician by training, Dr. Mullan is a contributing editor to Health Affairs, the Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy at The George Washington University School of Public Health, and a clinical professor of health care sciences and pediatrics at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He also devotes two mornings a week to the hands-on practice of pediatrics at a clinic in Washington, D.C. Before retiring from the U.S. Public Health Service where he attained the rank of assistant surgeon general, Dr. Mullan served as director of its public health history project, director of the Center for Medical Effectiveness Research, and director of the Bureau of Health Professions in the Health Resources and Services Administration. Previously, he served as a professor at The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, as the Secretary of Health and Environment for the State of New Mexico, and as a physician in the National Health Service Corps. Dr. Mullan is the co-founder of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship and the author of numerous books, including White Coat Clenched Fist: The Political Education of an American Physician; Vital Signs: A Young Doctor’s Struggle with Cancer; Plagues and Politics, The Story of the United States Public Health Service; and Big Doctoring in America: Profiles in Primary Care. Dr. Mullan received his B.A. from Harvard University and his M.D. from the University of Chicago.

Kerry Paige Nesseler, R.N., M.S.
As associate administrator for health professions in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Captain Nesseler is responsible for developing and implementing federal policies and programs for health professionals throughout the United States. She directs a variety of health professions programs affecting the nation’s physicians, dentists, nurses, allied health professionals and health workforce issues. She also oversees the National Health Service Corps, Ready Responders, Curriculum Development for Bioterrorism, the Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education Program, the National Practitioner Data Banks and the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Banks. Captain Nesseler has served many roles at HRSA, including deputy associate administrator for programs for HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), senior advisor to the associate administrator, senior nurse consultant for the MCHB, and senior project officer/nurse consultant in the Bureau of Primary Health Care. Prior to joining HRSA, Captain Nesseler’s held positions as nurse epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, maternal-child health program director for the Indian Health Service in Minnesota. She taught maternal-child health nursing at the College of Micronesia, Majuro and held various nursing positions in Hawaii, including clinical nursing instructor at Kapiolani Community College, and nursing educator and instructor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu. Captain Nesseler holds B.S. degree in nursing from the University of San Francisco, and an M.S. degree in nursing from the University of Hawaii.

Nancy H. Nielsen, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Nielsen is speaker of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates and previously served two terms on the AMA Council on Scientific Affairs (CSA). Among her AMA positions, Dr. Nielsen served on the National Patient Safety Foundation Board of Directors, the Commission for the Prevention of Youth Violence, and the Task Force on Quality and Patient Safety. She is currently a delegate to the AMA Organized Medical Staff Section and Medical School Section, and is a liaison to the Council on Medical Education. In 2002, Dr. Nielsen was appointed to serve on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Regulatory Reform. She has also participated on several quality initiatives that include the National Quality Forum, the AMA Physicians Consortium for Performance Improvement, the Hospital Quality Alliance, and the Ambulatory Care Quality Alliance. Dr. Nielsen was speaker of the Medical Society of the State of New York House of Delegates, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company. She has served as president of her county medical society and of her hospital’s medical staff. Dr. Nielsen holds a doctorate in microbiology and received her M.D. from the State University of New York School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in Buffalo, where she is clinical professor of medicine and senior associate dean for medical education. She is currently associate medical director for quality and interim chief medical officer at Independent Health Association, a major health insurer in New York.

Patrick J. Page, Esq.
Mr. Page is chief executive officer (CEO) and president of St. John’s Health Network, offering full recruitment and immigration management of foreign-born health professionals for U.S. employers. Within three months of the U.S. government formalizing visa screen certificate requirements for foreign-born allied health professionals in 1999, Mr. Page was on the ground overseas conducting interviews on behalf of U.S. employers. Mr. Page’s experience includes designing and implementing foreign recruitment programs to meet specific employer needs. In 2004, Mr. Page and his team helped more than 200 foreign-born nurses recover their nearly failed immigration process with 16 U.S. employers when their recruiter became insolvent. In 2004 and 2005, more than 12 percent of Filipino nurses emigrating to the U.S. came through Mr. Page’s offices. Overall, the cases for 956 foreign-born nurses working in the U.S. have been managed by his company. Mr. Page’s professional focus is the development of strong operational practices that promote transparency and accountability for recruits and their prospective employers, as well as investment back into source countries to promote development of global health care infrastructure. Prior to working independently, Mr. Page practiced tax, securities and international law as an associate at Popham, Haik, Schnobrich & Kaufman, as well as at the law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson. Mr. Page holds a law degree from the William Mitchell College of Law. He has been admitted to the bar for the State of Minnesota and for the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.

Patricia M. Pittman, Ph.D.
Dr. Pittman is a vice president at AcademyHealth, where she oversees the organization’s conferences, educational programs, international projects and the area of program evaluation. Before joining AcademyHealth in 2001, she worked for seven years at the Pan American Health Organization, first in the area of Women, Health and Development, and subsequently as an adviser on health systems and services research. Prior to that she served as the director of social programs in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was co-founder of a women’s health advocacy organization in Argentina. During the 1980s she served as Human Rights Watch’s Representative in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil. Dr. Pittman is the author of numerous articles that address such areas as the challenges of bridging health services research to policy and practice, gender and quality of care for chronic illnesses and care management. Dr. Pittman holds a Ph.D. in Medical Anthropology and a Diploma in Public Health from the University of Buenos Aires. She received her B.A. from Yale University in 1980.

Estelle Quain, Ph.D.
Dr. Quain is senior development advisor in the Office of HIV/AIDS at USAID in Washington, D.C. where she is the technical lead for the human resource and capacity building components of USAID's response to the AIDS pandemic. In this position she is responsible for overseeing USAID's health workforce development activities for HIV/AIDS programs under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Prior to this position, Dr. Quain worked in training and capacity development for reproductive health programs for almost 20 years, including 10 years in the Office of Population and Reproductive Health at USAID.

Edward Salsberg, M.P.A.
Mr. Salsberg is the director of the Center for Workforce Studies at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in Washington D.C. The Center, national leader in the field of physician workforce studies, was established in early 2004 to conduct studies to inform the medical education community, policymakers and the public as to the nation’s current and future physician workforce needs. Prior to joining the AAMC, Mr. Salsberg was the executive director of the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the School of Public Health at the University at Albany of the State University of New York (SUNY), which he established in 1996. A frequent speaker across the country on issues related to the physician workforce, Mr. Salsberg has authored and co-authored numerous reports and papers on the health workforce. Mr. Salsberg has been a member of the U.S. delegation to the International Medical Workforce Collaborative since 1999 and chaired the 2005 delegation. Mr. Salsberg served on the steering committee of the National Academy for State Health Policy from 1995 to 2004, and was a member of the American Hospital Association’s Commission on Workforce for Hospitals and Health Systems. From 1984 until 1996, Mr. Salsberg was a Bureau Director at the New York State Department of Health. He is currently a member of the faculty at the School of Public Health in Albany. Mr. Salsberg received his master’s in public administration from the Wagner School at New York University.

Peter Scherer
Peter Scherer is the Head of the Health Division at the OECD, Paris. After studying at the Monash University, the Australian National University and Cornell University in the US, he lectured at Sydney University and was a research fellow at the Australian National University. He then worked in various Australian Government Departments, eventually becoming Acting Director of the Bureau of Labour Market Research. When that Bureau was abolished in 1986, he came to the OECD, initially heading the Division responsible for the annual OECD Employment Outlook. From 1991 to June 2002 he was Head of the Social Policy Division, and was counsellor to the Director of the Employment and Social Affairs Directorate until December 2004. He has published in the fields of labour economics, industrial relations, comparative social expenditures and social policy trends.

Jaime Galvez Tan, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Tan is a former secretary of health for the Philippine Government. He served as undersecretary and chief of staff of the Department of Health from 1992 to 1994. Prior to that time, he held senior positions at the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), both at the national and the regional levels. Earlier, Dr. Tan served as a rural health physician and trainer. He has been a consultant for UNICEF, the World Health Organization, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Population Fund, The World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the United States Agency for International Development. Dr. Tan is widely published and has lectured in fifteen countries on several continents. The recipient of numerous awards, Dr. Tan is currently an international consultant on health policy development, vice chancellor for research at the University of the Philippines, Manila, executive director of the National Institutes of Health, and president and/or chief officer of several health-related nongovernmental organizations. He is a graduate of the University of the Philippines and the Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium. Dr. Tan is a Philippine citizen.

Marko Vujicic, Ph.D.
Dr. Vujicic is a labor economist specializing in issues related to the health care sector. He is currently working in the Health, Nutrition and Population unit of the Human Development Network at the World Bank. Specific topics of interest include provider responses to incentives, migration of health care professionals, labor market dynamics in the health care sector and fiscal implications of human resources for health strategies. Prior to joining the Bank, he held the position of Labor Economist in the Human Resources for Health Department at the World Health Organization in Geneva. Dr. Vujicic completed his Ph.D. in economics at the University of British Columbia in Canada. Parallel to his studies he worked as an associate consultant with the National Health Care Practice at IBM Business Consulting Services and has carried out independent consulting work for the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation. He has also worked as a research analyst for the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research at the University of British Columbia. He is a Canadian national.