Early Co-Founding Experts

Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MBA, MPH

Founding Director, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Center for Healthcare Organizational & Innovation Research (CHOIR); Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management Emeritus, Blue Cross of California; Co-Founder, Right Care Initiative

Allen Fremont, MD, PhD

Right Care Technical Expert Group 2008-2020; Co-Principal Investigator & Data Lead, Right Care-NHLBI (2009-2012); Former Physician Policy Researcher & Director, RAND Q-DART Project, RAND Corporation

Jerry Penso, MD, MBA

President and Chief Executive Officer, AMGA (formerly the American Medical Group Association); Co-Founder, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices

Arnie Milstein, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine & Director, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University; Medical Director, Pacific Business Group on Health

Helen Halpin, ScM, PhD

Professor Emerita & Former Director, Center for Health and Public Policy Studies, UC Berkeley School of Public Health

Warren Barnes, JD, M.Div.

Former Chief Lawyer, California Department of Managed Health Care, Minister and Co-Founder, Right Care Initiative