Darrin Baines, PhD, is a professor of health economics with strong analytical skills in economic evaluation, modeling and the reform of health systems, along with a specialty in technology-enabled pharmacy. He has over 20 years' experience of working in academia, consultancy and the NHS. He is currently leading two international knowledge exchange networks in health economics, operating in China and Egypt.

Since the mid-1990s, Dr. Baines successfully has delivered more than 50 economic evaluation and health economics projects, for clients that include charities, the British Council, the NIHR, pharma and the health service.

As an academic, Dr. Baines has had more than 140 articles published in both, academic and trade, journals, and has extensive experience teaching, supervising and examining undergraduate and postgraduate students, both in the UK and internationally.