Penn LDI is overseen by a Governing Board comprised of the Deans from the eight schools that support LDI, as well as the Vice Provost for Research, the President and CEO of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and the CEO of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. In addition, LDI has two committees that assist in planning and strategy, as well as an External Advisory Board.
Governing Board
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Erika James, PhD (Chair)
Dean, The Wharton School
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Sally Bachman, PhD
Dean, School of Social Policy & Practice
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Sarah Banet-Weiser, PhD
Dean, Annenberg School for Communication
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Madeline Bell
President and CEO, CHOP
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Dawn Bonnell, PhD
Vice Provost for Research
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Jonathan Epstein, MD
Dean, Perelman School of Medicine
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Steven J. Fluharty, PhD
Dean, School of Arts & Sciences
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Sophia Z. Lee, PhD, JD
Dean, Penn Carey Law School
![Kevin Mahoney](https://ldi.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/KevinMahoney_Expert.jpg)
Kevin Mahoney
CEO, University of Pennsylvania Health System
![Antonia Villarruel](https://ldi.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Antonia-Villarruel-expert-2021.jpg)
Antonia M. Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean, School of Nursing
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Mark Wolff, DDS, PhD
Dean, School of Dental Medicine
Internal Advisory Committee
- Dennis P. Culhane, PhD, Professor, Social Work, School of Social Policy & Practice; Professor, Psychology, Perelman School of Medicine; Professor, Policy Research and Evaluation, Graduate School of Education
- Joan I. Gluch, PhD, Director, Community Health, School of Dental Medicine; Adjunct Associate Professor, Community Health, School of Dental Medicine
- Allison K. Hoffman, JD, Professor, Law, Penn Carey Law School
- Robert C. Hornik, PhD, Wilbur Schramm Professor, Communication, Annenberg School for Communication; Director, Center of Excellence in Cancer Communication Research, Annenberg School for Communication
- John Kimberly, PhD, Henry Bower Professor Emeritus of Management, The Wharton School
- Julia Lynch, PhD, Professor, Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences
- Matthew D. McHugh, PhD, JD, MPH, Professor, School of Nursing; The Independence Chair for Nursing Education, School of Nursing; Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar
- Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine
External Advisory Board
![Melanie Bella](https://ldi.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/melanie-bella.jpg)
Melanie Bella, MBA
Executive Advisor, Cressey & Company; Advisor, Cityblock Health
![Sheila Burke](https://ldi.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Sheila-Burke.jpg)
Sheila Burke, RN, MPA, FAAN
Strategic Advisor, Baker Donelson; Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard
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Carladenise Edwards, PhD
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Henry Ford Health System
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Matt Eilers
Former Managing Director and Global Co-Head, Alternative Capital Group, UBS Securities LLC
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David Friend, MD, MBA
Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company
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Julian Harris, MD, MBA
Chairman and CEO, ConcertoCare
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Jeffrey Hoffman, MD, FACS
Former Chief Medical Officer, Cambridge Health Alliance
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Frederick J. Manning, JD
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Manning Financial Group
![Sharad S. Mansukani](https://ldi.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sharad-s-mansukani.png)
Sharad S. Mansukani, MD, CPE
Chairman, Board of Directors, Convey Health Solutions
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Rosemary Mazanet, MD, PhD (Chair)
R. Mazanet LLC
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Tim McDonald, MBA
Partner, Guidon Partners
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Karen Murphy, PhD, MBA, RN
Executive Vice President, Chief Innovation and Digital Transformation Officer; Founding Director, Steele Institute for Healthcare Innovation, Geisinger
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José A. Pagán, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Public Health Policy and Management, New York University School of Global Public Health
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Corbin Petro
Co-Founder and former CEO, Eleanor Health
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John Rydzewski
Director, Health Outlook Corporation
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Craig Samitt, MD, MBA
CEO and Founder, ITO Advisors
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Robert (Bobby) Schmidt, MBA
Managing Director, Healthcare Private Equity Investor, The Carlyle Group
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