Institutional Council Chair:
2023-2024 Chair:
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Peter Wirth
Vice President, Business Development, RTI Health Solutions
Durham, NC, USA
Institutional Council Chair Elect:
2024-2025 Chair:
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Julian Shepelev
Associate Director, EMEA Government Affairs, Market Access, HEOR and Reimbursement, Baxter Healthcare
London, England, UK
Institutional Council Past Chairs:
2022-2023 Chair:
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Hemant Phatak
Head, Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals
Cambridge, MA, USA
2021-2022 Chair:
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Ami Buikema
Principal Consultant, Vice President, HEOR, Optum
Eden Prairie, MN, USA
2020-2021 Chair:
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Bill Marder
Chief Data Strategist, IBM Watson Health
Cambridge, MA, USA
2019 Chair:
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David Van Brunt
Senior Director, Global HEOR, AbbVie
Chicago, IL, USA
2018 Chair:
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Pamela Blumberg, MPH, DrPH
Lead, Real-world Evidence Strategy, TriNetX
Fort Mill, SC, USA
2014 Chair:
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Donald Yin, PhD
Vice President
Merck
Upper Gwynedd, PA, USA
2012 Past Chair:
Phillip Sarocco, RPh, MSc
Head, Health Economics & Outcomes Research,
IRONWOOD Pharmaceuticals
Cambridge, MA, USA