Dr. Ricky Brathwaite has over 20 years of experience in healthcare economics research, health systems engineering and bioengineering. As CEO of the Health Council, Dr. Brathwaite leads international regulatory and financing efforts to improve care quality and reduce costs through the evaluation and implementation of new payment, service delivery models, and development of legislation to enhance health policy.

In the lead role at the Council, Dr. Brathwaite also oversees the regulation of health businesses and health professionals, health system reforms toward Universal Health Coverage, monitoring and reporting of health system finances and trends, price determination and fee regulation, digital data standardization, public health programme innovation, pharmaceutical drug procurement strategy, health technology assessment, comparative analysis of cost drivers and regional health outcomes, population health grant funding initiatives, public health literacy enhancement, and stakeholder engagement. A significant part of Dr. Brathwaite’s work additionally involves advising the government’s leader of health, on health system strategies and ultimately opportunities for improved population health.

Prior to joining the Health Council, he supported a diverse set of United States government programs and private sector health care system initiatives within large hospital systems, private practices, health policy divisions. Ricky’s experience has required analysis of population data to elicit preferences for both preventive and treatment services, and effective innovation within the healthcare system. He has evaluated health information technology systems and directed economic analyses to predict and calculate disease burden estimates and determine policy priorities.

Ricky received a Doctor of Philosophy in Health Economics from the Johns Hopkins University, a Master of Science in Bioengineering and Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering with a focus on Health Systems from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering from the University of Maryland – College Park.