Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH, is Senior Scholar at the Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University’s School of Medicine, with expertise that spans digital transformation of health systems, public and private health insurance, and clinical operations across the continuum of care. A Harvard- and Yale-trained internist, he serves as a senior fellow of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), senior policy advisor of the Coalition for Health AI, advisor to the CDC Director, independent director of STERIS plc [NYSE:STE], and trustee of the John A. Hartford Foundation. His past roles include Commissioner of Health for New York State, Chief Operating Officer of Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, and Founder of Qualified Health.