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Dr. Marty Makary was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 25, 2025 in a bipartisan vote to be the 27th Commissioner of the FDA. He previously worked as a surgical oncologist as a researcher, professor and chief of Islet Transplant Surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he also served jointly on the faculty of the School of Public Health and Business Schools. He has published more than 350 scientific peer-reviewed articles and three New York Times bestselling books, including most recently, “Blind Spots”. He is the recipient of the Nobility in Science award from the National Pancreas Foundation and has been elected the National Academy of Medicine.

Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., is the 18th Director of the National Institutes of Health. A physician, researcher, and health economist, he previously served as a tenured professor at Stanford University. His work focuses on aging, chronic disease, and vulnerable populations, and he has authored more than 170 peer‑reviewed publications.

John Brooks is Deputy Administrator and Chief Policy and Regulatory Officer for CMS. He previously founded South Capitol, a health policy consulting firm. John held senior roles including Senior Advisor for Drug Pricing Reform at HHS, Principal Deputy Director at CMS, and Health Policy Advisor at the White House. He led the Health Policy Department at MITRE Corporation and holds a JD from UVA and an MBA from Virginia Tech.

Kimberly Brandt is CMS’s Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer. Previously, she was a Partner at the Washington, D.C.-based policy firm Tarplin, Downs & Young, LLC, where she provided strategic advice on a broad array of healthcare regulatory, enforcement, and policy matters. She also served as an Advisor to the private equity firm Enhanced Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm focused on healthcare and held board positions at two of its portfolio companies.

Chris Klomp is the Director of Medicare, Deputy Administrator of CMS, and Senior Advisor to HHS Secretary Kennedy. He built Collective Medical, co-founded, advised, and served on the board of many innovative startups and on the Utah Digital Health Services Commission, and worked at Bain Capital and Bain & Company. Chris holds a B.A. with honors in Economics and English from BYU and an MBA from Stanford. He lives in Washington, DC, and Park City, UT, with his wife and four children.

Abe Sutton serves as the Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and Deputy Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Before assuming this role, he was a Principal at Rubicon Founders where he co-founded two health service companies; Honest Health and Evergreen Nephrology. Sutton focused on health policy with the federal government from 2017 to 2019, serving at the National Economic Council, Domestic Policy Council and Health and Human Services

Dora Hughes, M.D., M.P.H., is Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality at CMS, leading national efforts to improve quality, safety, and outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries. She previously served as CMO at the CMS Innovation Center and held senior roles at HHS, the U.S. Senate, and in academia and industry. Dr. Hughes holds degrees from Washington University, Vanderbilt, and Harvard.

Stephanie Carlton serves as Deputy Administrator and Chief of Staff at CMS and previously served as Acting Administrator, leading the Agency during a period of transition. Her experience spans health care policy, delivery, and system reform, including senior leadership roles at McKinsey & Company and on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, as well as clinical experience as a labor and delivery nurse, with a focus on Medicare, Medicaid, quality, and performance across the U.S. health care system.

Dan is the Director of Medicaid and CHIP and Deputy Administrator at CMS, with extensive experience in health care technology, reform, and care delivery models, advancing cross-sector coordination, data interoperability, and analytical insights. Previously, Dan was the CEO and Co-Founder of Unite Us, the nation’s largest outcome focused technology infrastructure that connects health care, government, and community-based services to coordinate care in real-time for millions of Americans.

Hardeep Singh MD MPH is a research leader focused on improving patient safety and reducing diagnostic errors. His work has informed numerous national and international initiatives, policy reports, and resources (including ONC SAFER Guides, Safer Dx Checklist, Measure Dx, & Calibrate Dx) to advance patient safety. He received the 2021 Eisenberg Award for lifetime achievement and, in Spring 2026, will be the inaugural Director of the Safety, Quality, and Well-Being Institute at Houston Methodist.

Dr. Volpp is Director of Penn’s Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics, the Mark V. Pauly President’s Distinguished Professor at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School, and Scientific Lead of AHA’s Health Care by Food Initiative, building evidence on food is medicine. Dr. Volpp has contributed to benefit designs using financial incentives, redesigns of primary care payment, the “Humana Simplicity” health plan, and ‘enhanced active choice’ used by CVS members.

As Microsoft’s Global CMO, David has led efforts around COVID-19 (working with WHO, CDC, and U.S. States), responsible AI (as co-founder of Trustworthy Responsible AI Network [TRAIN], and rural health (as co-founder of Rural Health Transformation Collaborative). He has pioneered the development of evidence-based order sets in EHRs and home-based cardiac rehab. He holds 6 U.S. technology patents that enable authoring, mapping, and integration of CDS into EHRs. He is Adjunct Professor at Stanford.

Tony Robbins is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist with nearly five decades of impact. His book Life Force: How New Breakthroughs in Precision Medicine Can Transform the Quality of Your Life & Those You Love focuses on advances in precision medicine and innovative health technologies to maximize energy, prevent disease, and extend lifespan. The Tony Robbins Foundation supports health and human services programs through awarding over 2,500 grants, gathering thousands of young leaders around the world. Driven by his commitment to ending hunger and in partnership with Feeding America and the 100 Billion Meals Challenge, Mr. Robbins has helped deliver 62 billion meals to address food insecurity.

Jeneen Iwugo serves as the Acting Director of CMS’ Center for Program Integrity, bringing over 20 years of government leadership experience. She directs enterprise-wide enforcement operations including Risk Adjustment Data Validation audits, agent and broker fraud elimination in Marketplace exchanges, and she oversees provider enrollment, investigative activities, and the revocation process. In 2025, she delivered landmark results—preventing $5 billion in fraudulent claims and revoking over 5,000 providers. She holds an MPA from the University of Baltimore and a BS from Temple University.

Rita K. Jew, Pharm.D., MBA, BCPPS, FASHP is President at the Institute for Safe Medication Practice (ISMP), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. Prior to ISMP, Dr. Jew held various leadership positions including Director of Pharmacy at UCSF Health, Executive Director of Pharmacy & Clinical Nutrition Services at CHOC Children’s, and Clinical Manager at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Her 25 plus-year tenure in hospital pharmacies includes broad experiences in pharmacy and clinical leadership.