I was trained in mathematics, statistics, and genetics. My work on statistical genomics and biomedical informatics focuses on developing statistically powerful and computationally efficient tools for biobank scale genetic association studies, metagenomics data analysis,…

Naomi Zewde is a scholar of public policy. She studies how public institutions can deliver health, medical care, and economic security across the economic distribution, and how we can directly compress the distribution. This includes comparing the Affordable Care Act’s…

Deborah Freund is a health economist, former President of Claremont Graduate University, Provost at Syracuse University, and Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty at Indiana University. She is now an adjunct professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management…

Dr. Lu is an expert in the biopharmaceutical industry and pharmaceutical economics.  He is the director of the UCLA Seminar on Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy.

The UCLA Seminar, now in its 32nd season, is the longest running seminar of its kind in…

Erik Wexler is chief operating officer for Providence. Responsible for operational oversight and strategy for Providence, he works to ensure access to a portfolio of vital, high-quality and affordable services across the Providence footprint while also leading the…

Tom Weinberger is founder and chief investment officer of Weinberger Asset Management, Inc. Tom has over thirty five years of comprehensive financial experience. Prior to founding the firm he was a Managing Director of Oppenheimer & Co., Inc and headed the West Coast…

Timothy Wahl has more than 40 years’ experience as an attorney specializing in banking and finance, business law and compliance issues in both the private and public sectors.

Tim currently serves as a faculty member at California State University at Northridge…

Arthur M. Southam, MD, is executive vice president of health plan operations and chief growth officer for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and Hospitals. In this role, Artie oversees the health plan’s marketing, sales, service, and administration activities with…

Richard Sinaiko has held leadership positions with the UCLA Medical Center, the Academic Medical Center Division of American Medical International and the University of Southern California School of Medicine for Faculty Practice and Ambulatory Care. In 1991, he founded…

Peter Shapiro’s volunteerism at UCLA includes his membership on the Board of Directors of The UCLA Foundation, the Board of Advisors of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and UCLA School of Law, the Executive Board of UCLA Medical Sciences, and the Board of the…

Jan Perry is Executive Director of Shelter Partnership, Inc., a leading group in Los Angeles developing housing and resources for the local homeless community. The organization also serves as a consultant on homeless programs and policy, supporting entities like the Los…

Leslie D. Michelson is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Private Health Management, a unique, patient-focused company that has helped hundreds of private individuals and thousands of corporate clients obtain exceptional medical care through a cutting-edge and proprietary…

Thomas D. Gordon is the Chairman of the Board of the DSL Construction Corporation and a co-trustee of the Don Levin Trust.

In his previous role as Executive Vice President of Cedars-Sinai Health System for 22 years, Tom oversaw the organization’s Medical Network…

Seth Freeman is a writer and producer of television, a playwright, and a journalist. He produced the long-running newspaper drama, Lou Grant, and created the series, Lincoln Heights. His articles can be found in major publications including The New York Times, The Los…

Karin Fielding is a public health advocate and especially active on the issues of climate change and maternal and child health. In addition to serving on the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Board of Advisors, Karin is a board member of the environmental…

Jonathan Fielding is a Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management and of Pediatrics in the Schools of Public Health and Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Fielding is an expert in public health preparedness and communications.

He served as Massachusetts…

Eric Esrailian, MD, MPH ‘05 is chief of the Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases and director of the Melvin and Bren Simon Digestive Diseases Center at UCLA Health. Eric is a health sciences clinical professor of medicine at UCLA. He attended the…

Dr. Dana Rose Garfin, PhD is an Associate Professor-in-Residence in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA. Trained as a psychologist, her work explores 1) how negative life events and collective traumas (including…

Kyle McJunkin serves as the assistant dean for academic programs and works collaboratively with the school leadership on a range of curricular, degree, and schoolwide initiatives. Kyle has three degrees from UCLA — a BA in Political Science and History and a MA/PhD in…