Judges

Maggie Randolph, MA

Maggie Randolph is the director of public policy and analysis for Trinity Health, a 22-state health system. In this role, Ms. Randolph leads the development of Trinity Health's public policy priorities including expanding access to health care, investing in public health, improving the health of communities, achieving racial equity and ensuring affordable, high-value care. Over the past year, Ms. Randolph's team has successfully advocated to Congress and state legislatures for COVID-19 provider relief funding, equitable vaccine access and regulatory flexibilities.

Prior to joining Trinity Health, Ms. Randolph was a senior research analyst at the Center for Health and Research Transformation (CHRT) at the University of Michigan. She also worked as a legislative representative at AARP in Washington, DC. At AARP, Ms. Randolph led the Government Affairs department’s federal advocacy on Medicaid policy and advocated for other health care issues including long-term services and supports and behavioral health. She has extensive experience with the federal regulatory process, drafting legislation, and stakeholder engagement.

Previously, Ms. Randolph was a senior legislative assistant to former Congressman Dale Kildee where she managed the health care and education legislative portfolios. She also worked for former Governor Jennifer Granholm and Senator Carl Levin. She holds a master’s degree in government from Johns Hopkins University, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Michigan.

David Butz, PhD

David Butz is a senior research fellow in the Healthcare sector. He is also adjunct lecturer of Business Administration at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. He received his PhD in Economics in 1986 from Northwestern University and then served on the faculty of the Economics Department at the University of California at Los Angeles from 1987–94. Butz was then part of the University of Michigan Business School faculty from 1994–2002 where he taught core Applied Microeconomics and Operations Management to first-year MBAs, and a second-year MBA elective on supply chain management. He has won many teaching awards, and Business Week’s Guide to the Best Business Schools has identified him as one of University of Michigan’s best teachers. His research focuses on healthcare economics and outcomes. Butz has led a health system strategic pricing initiative, performed an economic analysis of Medical School NIH funding, and continues to develop course content for the UMHS/UMBS leadership development program.

Bill Zhang, MHSA, MSE

Xuanya ‘Bill’ Zhang is the Director of Hospital & Procedural based Services at Kaiser Permanente San Jose. In this role, Bill leads a team of 200 + employees and supports 140+ physicians to provide exceptional care for patients in Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Cardiac Cath Lab, Interventional Radiology & Pain, Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary, Pain Management, Hospital Based Medicine, Critical Care (ICU), and Infectious Disease. With a team of 10 managers, Bill provides oversight for daily operations, strategic initiatives, service line growth and integration as well as financial responsibility of an annual budget of $80+ Million.

Bill finished his Administrative Fellowship with Kaiser Permanente and served in multiple interim management roles in local and national departments. Prior to joining KP, Bill worked in Cleveland Clinic and University of Michigan hospital, which gave him the exposure and knowledge of large academic medical center operations. Specifically, he focused his efforts on OR and technology related projects. He was a Senior Consultant responsible for data integration and analysis at Arcadia Healthcare Solutions, a population health management platform provider.

Bill holds bachelor’s degrees from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Industrial Engineering (BS) and Environmental Studies (BA) and master’s degrees in Healthcare Administration (MHSA) and Industrial Operations Engineering (MSE) from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Bill was born and raised in Chengdu, China, the hometown of Panda and spicy Chinese food. In his spare time, he enjoys competitive rowing, cycling, cooking different foods and adventures into national parks.

Kimberly Roberts, MBA

Seasoned healthcare executive with a passion for growing businesses that strive to achieve the Triple Aim – simultaneously improving patients' outcomes and experience while reducing costs. Successful track record of delivering results while developing and motivating teams. Recognized for collaborative and consultative style and creative problem solving abilities.

Andrew Ryan, PhD

Dr. Ryan has a PhD in Social Policy with a concentration in Health Policy from the Heller School of Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University. He won the 2009 AcademyHealth Dissertation Award for "The Design of Value Based Purchasing in Medicare: Theory and Empirical Evidence." Prior to coming to Michigan, Dr. Ryan was an Associate Professor of Public Health in the Division of Outcomes and Effectiveness Research at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Dr. Ryan is the Director of the Center for Evaluating Health Reform. He is also the co-Director of the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy, and the Associate Director of the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation’s Data and Methods Hub.

Adam Zavadil, JD, MPH

Currently the Founder and Principal at ZAHealth, LLC, he serves a variety of clients in technology, managed care, and care delivery on strategic issues at the intersection of business and public policy. Previously, Adam worked as a Vice President for Healthsperien LLC, a boutique consulting firm where he led the firm’s portfolio of Fortune 100 health insurance clients. He also served provider organizations looking to develop or adopt value-based payment models with private payers or CMMI.

Adam also served in a variety of leadership roles at the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP). There Adam partnered with the nation’s most advanced integrated health plans, helping to support their business success and advance their policy agenda in Washington. Specifically, Adam led ACHP’s analytic agenda including benchmarking tools, policy analysis and member-specific consulting projects. He also had responsibility for ACHP’s activities on marketplace performance, helping its member organizations share best operational practices and identify future business opportunities. Adam has also held positions at EpsteinBeckerGreen PC and the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit.

Adam received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Notre Dame in biochemistry and a MPH in Health Management and Policy from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Adam also received his Juris Doctorate with honors from The George Washington University Law School. He is a member of the Ohio Bar.

Sunina Gaddipati, MHSA

Sunina Gaddipati is an Associate Consultant with the Enterprise Project Management Office at Fairview Health Services in Minnesota. Prior to this position, she completed an Administrative Fellowship with UW Health in Madison, Wisconsin. Sunina is an alumni of the University of Michigan and graduated with her Masters in Health Services Administration in 2019.

Ruth McDonald, MPH, MPP

Ruth McDonald brings both wide health policy knowledge and communications expertise from her experience serving both the legislative and executive branches of government, working in the private sector as a health policy and strategy consultant, as well as her work on corporate, non-profit, and political campaigns.

Most recently, Ruth was Vice President at Waxman Strategies, where she managed the prescription drug development and pricing reform portfolio, advised on COVID-19, as well as reform of health care costs in the commercial and Medicare market.

Before that, she worked at health policy consulting firm, Avalere Health, where she helped companies, advocacy organizations, and trade associations navigate or create changes to the legislative and regulatory landscape, related to Medicaid or prescription drugs.

Prior to Avalere, Ruth was a civil servant in the Office of Health Policy at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) for the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE). She also served nearly 7 years as a staff member in the U.S. House, working for Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), from 2007-2011, and Congressman Jim Cooper (TN-05), from 2011-2013, during the enactment and early implementation of the Affordable Care Act. As a congressional staff member, she worked on a variety of issues including public health and health care, human services, and appropriations.

Ruth began her career working on communications campaigns for health care clients at GMMB. She was also a graduate fellow at the Center for Evidence-based Policy at Oregon Health & Science University. In addition, Ruth has volunteered for and worked on over a dozen political campaigns.

Ruth earned both an MPH in health management and policy and an MPP degree from the University of Michigan in 2016. She received her BA in the history of science and medicine from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Christina Wong, MAS, MHSA, FHFMA

Christina Wong is a healthcare professional with over twenty years of experience working in business planning, project management, finance, grants, and advocacy at hospitals and healthcare systems, community-based organizations, and policy organizations. She has a passion to facilitate the changes needed to help healthcare players achieve the Triple Aim.

Christina is currently an Advisor and Consultant with CovidSMS, a start-up utilizing SMS/text messages as a platform with local non-profits to provide COVID-19 information for low-income recipients. CovidSMS was recently the 1^st place winner in the 2020 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Emergency Response for the General Public Innovation Challenge and a participant in Johns Hopkins University’s Social Innovation Lab’s 2020-21 cohort.

An incoming doctoral student of Population Health at Thomas Jefferson University, she is a graduate of the University of Michigan’s Health Management and Policy and Johns Hopkins University’s Population Health programs. She is active in developing professional education through the Healthcare Financial Management Association Great Lakes and Northeast Ohio chapters.

Christina currently resides in the Greater Cleveland area with her husband and daughter.

Brian Newell, MHSA

Brian is the Vice President of Provider Contracting and Compensation for AMITA Health, the largest health system in Illinois. In his role, Brian oversees the health system’s economic relationships with providers via leading the practice acquisition process, negotiating employment and compensation terms with new and existing physicians, and collaborating with local and regional leaders to develop other physician alignment strategies. Prior to joining AMITA Health, Brian was a member of the Strategy team at Northwestern Medicine where he worked on post-merger integration initiatives, service line growth and development strategies, physician compensation model re-design, and developing the organization’s telemedicine strategy. Before joining Northwestern, Brian was a member of Navigant Consulting’s payment transformation team where he advised both commercial payers and provider-sponsored health plans regarding growth opportunities and cost reduction initiatives.

Brian received his Masters Degree in Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan and his Bachelor of Science in Health Policy and Management from Providence College.

Amanda Menzies, MPH

Amanda Menzies is a vice president at Public Sector Consultants. She conducts research and analysis, writes reports, and prepares presentations on a variety of health policy issues, including healthcare reform, trends in primary care service delivery, and the healthcare workforce. Amanda staffs various partnerships and committees, facilitates group discussions, and conducts program evaluations. She managed a workgroup process to develop recommendations for the establishment of a health insurance exchange in Michigan. She also managed an extensive stakeholder engagement process that informed the state’s development of a proposal to integrate the financing and delivery of care for people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. Prior to joining PSC in 2001, Amanda was the program and fund development coordinator for the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of Michigan.

Amanda holds a BA in Public Policy and Health from Michigan State University and an MPH in Health Management and Policy from the University of Michigan.

Peter Jacobson, JD, MPH

Peter D. Jacobson is Professor Emeritus of Health Law and Policy in the Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health, and Director, Center for Law, Ethics, and Health. He received his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1970, and a Masters in Public Health from UCLA in 1988. Before coming to the University of Michigan, he was Senior Behavioral Scientist at RAND from 1988 to 1996.

In 1995, he received an Investigator Award in Health Policy Research from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to examine the role of the courts in shaping health care policy. The project culminated in the publication of the book Strangers in the Night: Law and Medicine in the Managed Care Era (Oxford University Press, 2002). Jacobson is co-author of a law school casebook with Lawrence O. Gostin, David Hyman, and David Studdert titled Law and the Health System (Foundation Press, 2014), and is also a co-author of False Hope vs. Evidence-Based Medicine: The Story of a Failed Treatment for Breast Cancer (Oxford University Press, 2007). From 2010-2016, he served as Associate Editor for Health Law and Public Health at the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law. Since January, 2015, Jacobson has been a member of the Washtenaw County (Michigan) Board of Health, serving as chair from 2015-2018.

Professor Jacobson's current research interests focus on the relationship between law and health care delivery, law and public health systems, and health equity. For instance, recent studies have examined public health entrepreneurship, the impact of state and federal law on public health preparedness, examining adaptive strategies for Michigan's health departments, and assessing health equity initiatives.

In 2017, Jacobson received the Jay Healey Distinguished Health Law Teacher Award from the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics. He also received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Public Health Law from the Health Law Section of the American Public Health Association in 2016.

Thuy Nguyen, PhD

Dr. Thuy Nguyen is a Research Assistant Professor and health economist in the Department of Health Management and Policy and the Center for Evaluating Health Reform at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. She received her PhD in Economics from Maastricht University (Netherlands), MPA from Indiana University (USA), and Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Banking from National Economics University (Vietnam).

Prior to coming to Michigan, Dr. Nguyen was a postdoctoral researcher at the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs and a researcher at the Ministry of Investment and Planning of Vietnam. Dr. Nguyen has received several awards, including being listed in Addiction’s Top Downloaded Papers 2018-2019 (2020) and American Society of Health Economists Diversity Scholarship (2020).

Jared Roberts, MHSA

Jared is the Administrator of the Stanford Medicine Catalyst program, an internal accelerator/incubator at Stanford Health Care for innovative medical technologies and solutions. The team works closely with Stanford faculty, staff, and students to scale their ideas within the health system towards validation and, ultimately, commercialization.

Jared joined Stanford Health Care in 2015 as an Administrative Fellow. After his fellowship, Jared was able to help structure, launch and then manage SHC’s Pulmonary and Dermatology service lines before moving over to the Stanford Medicine Catalyst program. Jared received his Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources from Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management and his Master’s in Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health.

Kristen Lunde, MPH

Kristen Lunde completed her Master of Public Health in Health Management and Policy in April 2018 at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. As a graduate student, Kristen worked for the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID), where her research focused primarily on V-BID in Medicare Advantage and state approaches to drug pricing legislation. She also conducted qualitative research on the history and implementation of Health in All Policies initiatives in the United States. She completed her graduate internship in health care quality and operations with Kaiser Permanente in the Permanente Medical Group. Prior to entering graduate school, Kristen worked at the International Rescue Committee in Washington, DC, supporting federal policy and advocacy efforts. Previously, she completed a year of AmeriCorps service with the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin where her work ranged from government relations to coalition building and implementation of public health programs. Originally from Milwaukee, WI, Kristen received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Michael Budros, MPH, MPP

Michael offers a wide-range of legislative and regulatory guidance and analysis across Healthsperien’s clients, with specific expertise in value-based payment and benefit design in the commercial market and government programs. In partnership with Healthsperien, Michael serves as the Policy Director for the National Coalition on Health Care and the Smarter Health Care Coalition, among other roles.

Prior to joining Healthsperien, Michael managed an expanding low-value care portfolio at VBID Health LLC, which focuses on accelerating multi-stakeholder initiatives, research, and advocacy to reduce clinical waste. Prior to VBID Health, Michael was a Winston Health Policy Fellow for the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee where he focused on Medicaid and public health portfolios.

Michael is a Michigan native, hailing from Traverse City, Michigan. In 2013, He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan in German, Biopsychology, and Medical Anthropology. In 2017, Michael received his Master of Public Policy and Master of Public Health from the University of Michigan as well.

Dominique Morgan, MPH

Dominique Morgan has had an 18+ year career focused on transformative health care. She is currently the Vice President and General Manager for VillageMD Michigan – a primary care value-based accelerator organization partnering with PCPs to be successful in value-based care. Previous to her tenure with VillageMD she founded and led Morgan Solomon Consulting, a health care consulting practice, focused on population health and value- based care solutions. The group worked with health care delivery organizations, payers (government and private), device management and health services organizations on their population health and value-based care strategies.

From February 2012 to October 2015, Dominique was the Chief Operating Officer of Steward Medical Group and Vice President of Population Health for Steward Health Care. Over those 3+ years Dominique was part of the leadership team driving performance in Steward’s ACO programs, and ultimately oversaw the operations of 700+ multi-specialty employed provider group, leading the implementation of value-based care at the provider level.

From 2004 to 2012 while with Kaiser Permanente in Northern California, Dominique oversaw the Northern California Complex Needs Populations portfolio, focusing on frail, elderly, multiple co-morbid, chronic pain, heart failure and palliative care populations. Additionally, she spent 3 years leading Women’s Health for KP Northern California, working on quality improvement, efficiency and member satisfaction initiatives.

As a national speaker on ACO, community collaboration, patient /consumer engagement and the importance of health technology, she reflects on her experience with Kaiser Permanente, Steward Health Care and VillageMD along with her and care delivery systems across the country to help organizations develop and enhance care management and population health efforts. In 2015 she was awarded “Young Healthcare Executive of the Year” for her leadership in this burgeoning field by the National Association of Health Service Executives (NAHSE).

Dominique received Bachelor of Arts degrees from Cornell University in Biology and Political Science, and a Master of Public Health in Health Policy from the University of Michigan. Dominique also has her Black Belt certification in Lean Six Sigma. Dominique is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executive (ACHE), National Association of Health Service Executives (NAHSE) and sits on the national board for Peer Health Exchange (PHE), and Franciscan Children’s Hospital of Boston. In her free time, Dominique loves to cook, travel, read historical non-fiction and spend time with her family.

Marianne Udow-Phillips, MHSA

Marianne Udow-Phillips is the principal of Mu Consulting, Senior Adviser to the Center for Health and Research Transformation at the University of Michigan, and on faculty at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Ford Public Policy School. In her current roles, Marianne provides strategic consulting and mentorship to advance social justice, improve population health and strengthen the effectiveness of health, public health and mental health systems.

Marianne was the founding executive director of the Center for Health and Research Transformation (CHRT) at the University of Michigan. As an independent 501(c)(3) impact organization, CHRT works to advance evidence-based care delivery, improve population health, and expand access to care by transforming research and evidence into actionable policy approaches. Prior to her leadership role at CHRT, Marianne served as director of the State of Michigan’s Department of Human Services (2004-2007) where she oversaw services and programs—child support, food assistance, child welfare, juvenile justice, and public assistance—for Michigan’s most vulnerable citizens.

Marianne came to state service from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM). At BCBSM, she served in leadership roles for more than 20 years and ended her service as senior vice president of health care products and provider services with responsibility for the organization’s social mission, health policy, data analysis, and care and network management programs.

Marianne has served on numerous boards and commissions. Her current boards include Arbor Research for Health, University of Michigan Health System and the Grameen Foundation. Current advisory boards include the University of Michigan Depression Center, University of Michigan School of Public Health and Michigan Women Forward Emeritus Board. Prior governing or advisory boards include HighScope Educational Research Foundation, Dialogue Direct, Early Childhood Investment Corporation and Arboretum Ventures.

Marianne has received numerous awards and honors over the years including the Anti-Defamation League’s “Women of Achievement Award,” Crain’s Detroit Business’s top 100 “Most Influential Women Award,” the Michigan Women’s Foundation’s “Women of Achievement and Courage Award,” and the Michigan Children’s “Heroes” Award. Ambassador Magazine named her an Ambassador of the Year in 2011 and Crain’s Detroit Business named her a Woman in Business Game-Changer in 2012.

Marianne holds a master’s degree in health services administration from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and serves as a lecturer for both the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and School of Public Health.

Joseph Kunkel, MBA, MHSA

Joe Kunkel is the President and Co-Founder of the Healthcare Collaborative Group. THCG is recognized in the Pacific Northwest as a consulting firm specializing in healthcare strategy and strategic development of the built environment. Joe has over 25 years of leadership in all facets of health care management. He is expert in the areas of strategic planning and development, finance, operations, new hospital development, ambulatory care, board-level strategy and community outreach.

As part of his extensive healthcare background, Joe has the unique distinction of leading the development of a number of new hospitals in the Pacific Northwest. While some of these are urban and suburban, an emphasis has been in rural health care facilities where access to care is at a premium. Currently he is leading the development of a replacement hospital for Samaritan Healthcare in Moses Lake WA. In all, Joe has participated in the development of 10 new hospitals in the Pacific Northwest over the last 15 years.

Before starting his own company, Joe had experience on the provider side of healthcare. His operational experience includes being the Vice President of Clinical Operations at Legacy Health System in Portland, OR, where he had operating responsibility for emergency services, oncology, rehabilitation, neurosciences, and security services across a four-hospital system. He also culminated ten years at Southwest Washington Medical Center (Vancouver WA) as the Vice President of Strategic Development and Ambulatory Care, during which time he provided strategic planning, development, administration, financial management and operations expertise. His expertise and vision throughout his career in strategic planning and hospital operations have earned him awards in operational improvement and business leadership.

Priya Bathija, JD, MHSA

Priya Bathija is vice president of Strategic Initiatives for the American Hospital Association. In that role, she leads AHA’s efforts to guide hospitals as they promote value and affordability by implementing strategies that improve outcomes, lower costs and enhance patient experiences. She also leads the organization’s work on maternal and child health, social determinants, and is a member of AHA’s Health Equity Strategies team.

Formerly, Priya served as AHA’s policy expert on inpatient payment, graduate medical education, rural hospital issues, and spearheaded the AHA’s exploration of innovative delivery and payment system reforms to ensure access to essential health care services in vulnerable communities.

Prior to joining AHA, she practiced health care law and served as hospital counsel for MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., and associate general counsel at ProMedica Health System in Toledo, Ohio.

John Z. Ayanian, M.D., M.P.P.

John Ayanian is the inaugural director of the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI) — one of the world's largest groups of healthcare and health policy researchers, involving more than 600 experts from across the University of Michigan and partner organizations. He also serves as the Alice Hamilton Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Healthcare Policy in the U-M Medical School, professor of health management and policy in the School of Public Health, and professor of public policy in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

At the U-M, Ayanian leads an institute whose members, like him, mine vast quantities of health care data to assess the impact of policy, payment and practice changes on patients' health. From diabetes, cancer and heart disease to mental health, children's health and hospital care, IHPI members study issues related to a broad range of conditions. His research is focused on effects of race, ethnicity, gender and insurance coverage on access to care and clinical outcomes, and the impact of physician specialty and organizational characteristics on the quality of care for cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, and other major health conditions.

He has led numerous studies assessing access to care, quality of care, and health care disparities. Ayanian came to the U-M from Harvard Medical School, where he served as professor of medicine and professor of health care policy. He also was a professor in health policy and management at the Harvard School of Public Health, and a practicing primary care physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. From 2008-13, he directed the Health Disparities Research Program of Harvard Catalyst, Harvard's Clinical and Translational Sciences Center, the Outcomes Research Program of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, and the Harvard Medical School Fellowship in General Medicine and Primary Care.

Ayanian graduated from Duke University, Harvard Medical School, and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. After a residency in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, he completed fellowships in general internal medicine and health services research at Harvard. He began his faculty career at Harvard in 1992. Elected to the National Academy of Medicine, the American Society for Clinical Investigation, and the Association of American Physicians, he also is a Master of the American College of Physicians. In 2012, he received the John M. Eisenberg Award for Career Achievement in Research from the Society of General Internal Medicine, and in 2017 he received the Distinguished Investigator Award from AcademyHealth. In 2019 the University of Michigan named him a Distinguished University Professor. Ayanian also serves as the editor of JAMA Health Forum.