Ashish Jha, MD, MPH

Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, Former White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator

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Biography

Dr. Ashish Jha is the Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health and a practicing internal medicine physician. He served as the White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator from 2022 to 2023 and is one of the most-cited senior voices in U.S. healthcare on hospital systems, public health, pandemic preparedness, and value-based care. He has authored hundreds of peer-reviewed papers on health system performance and is a regular commentator in major media on healthcare policy.

For hospital systems, payor strategy summits, medical-association meetings, and policy-focused audiences, Ashish brings something rare among senior public-health voices: he is a working physician with deep operational and policy experience, and he is unusually direct about what works and what does not. His keynotes regularly cover the structural challenges facing U.S. hospitals, the lessons of the pandemic for public health and clinical leadership, the trajectory of value-based care, and the workforce dynamics now reshaping clinical staffing.

His current work focuses on three threads: how hospital systems should think about the next pandemic, the operational and financial physics of value-based care, and the public-health workforce and leadership crisis. He is exceptional for hospital board offsites, payor strategy summits, medical-association meetings, and any audience that wants a careful, evidence-led keynote rather than a high-energy headline.

Ashish is direct, deeply prepared, and one of the most rebooked healthcare-policy voices on the circuit. He customizes every keynote and is unusually willing to share his framework for how senior healthcare leaders should be thinking about a given strategic question.

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Speech Topics

What Ashish Jha, MD, MPH Speaks About

What the Pandemic Should Have Taught Us
A direct view of what worked, what failed, and the operational and policy playbook hospital systems should already be running for the next major public-health event.
The Honest Conversation About Value-Based Care
Past the slogans. Where value-based care has actually delivered, where it has stalled, and what hospital boards and payor leadership teams should be focusing on next.
The Healthcare Workforce Crisis
A senior physician-leader's view of the workforce dynamics now reshaping U.S. clinical staffing, the operational implications for hospital systems, and the leadership response required.
Public Health for Hospital Leaders
Why the boundary between public health and clinical medicine has effectively dissolved, and the operational implications for hospital strategy, community health programs, and population-health contracting.
What event planners say

Testimonials

"Dr. Ashish Jha spoke to our group today about the pandemic generally and specifically about vaccines. The preparation for the session was smooth. Dr. Jha made himself available and helped think through the organization and flow. The presentation itself went without a hitch. Dr. Jha presented some prepared remarks and then took about 20 minutes of questions. Throughout the presentation, Dr. Jha was profoundly knowledgeable, spoke about current (i.e. yesterday) information with comfort and command of the topic, was flexible to adapt to the questions, and most importantly, had a kind of humanity and approachability with his style that made the content attractive and digestible. He personalized some of his remarks and made the topic easier for folks to understand. In short, Dr. Jha did a great job and we are supremely grateful. For what it's worth, his role in promoting public health understanding may be among the most important roles for public health people. We need more people like Dr. Jha."
Dr. Joshua Newman, SVP, Strategic Customer Advisor, Salesforce
"I wanted to send our enormous thanks for being our honored guest on our Wednesdays with Woodward webinar yesterday. The conversation came at such a pivotal time in the pandemic, and your vast knowledge and approachable style certainly helped inspire confidence in the vaccines, provide clarity about the current situation and give hope for the country – not an easy thing to do these days! We appreciate your willingness to share your public health expertise with our attendees, and believe the number of audience questions we received was testament to what a trusted voice you are during this pandemic. We have received such positive feedback already about the program, and are so thankful for your time."
Joan Woodward, President, The Travelers Institute
"A note of gratitude for joining our @Work Summit today. What a gift to see what previously only existed in my head and on paper brought to (virtual) life. That you made quick room in your schedule to share your insights and advice with our audience is truly appreciated by me personally and all of us at CNBC Events."
CNBC Events
"The program went extremely well yesterday --- Dr. Jha was engaged and his expertise led for an insightful and educational conversation."
UBS
Insights from Ashish Jha, MD, MPH
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"The line between public health and clinical medicine is gone. The hospital systems that recognize that operationally are going to run circles around the ones that still treat them as separate budgets.", Ashish Jha, MD, MPH
"Value-based care is not failing because the idea is wrong. It is failing in the places where leadership teams treat it as a contract category instead of an operational redesign.", Ashish Jha, MD, MPH
For meeting planners

Everything You Need to Know

  • Keynote 45 to 60 minutes, evidence-led, suited to senior healthcare audiences.
  • Closed-door board briefing 60 to 90 minutes.
  • Fireside chat opposite your CEO or CMO.
  • Moderated panel on policy, value-based care, or workforce.
  • Wireless lavalier preferred.
  • Main-screen projection. Ashish brings his own deck.
  • Quiet green room for pre-event preparation.
  • Pre-event scoping call with the event chair and a senior clinical or operational sponsor.
  • Will incorporate your system, your service-line focus, and the specific strategic questions on the agenda.
  • Available for separate executive briefing or board session in addition to the main keynote.
  • 4 to 6 months ideal.
  • His clinical and academic calendar is fixed. Lock dates as early as you can.
Frequently asked questions

About Booking Ashish Jha, MD, MPH

What are Dr. Jha's speaking fees?
Ashish sits in our upper-tier fee range. Exact figures shared on enquiry. Check availability →
Is Ashish good for hospital board audiences?
Yes. Closed-door board sessions are a sweet spot. He is just as comfortable in a 12-person executive offsite as a 1,500-person main-stage keynote. Check availability →
Does Ashish speak on policy and politics?
Yes, with care. He is non-partisan and operationally grounded, and his commentary on healthcare policy is widely respected across the political spectrum. Check availability →
How far in advance should we book?
4 to 6 months ideal. His academic and clinical schedule is fixed, so book early to lock dates. Check availability →
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