Don Berwick

Donald M. Berwick has revolutionized healthcare quality and patient safety through four decades of visionary leadership. After earning his MD from Harvard Medical School and MPP from Harvard Kennedy School, he co-founded the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in 1991, serving as its president until 2010. His groundbreaking work includes launching the 100,000 Lives Campaign, which prevented an estimated 122,000 hospital deaths, and developing the influential "Triple Aim" framework for healthcare improvement. As Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (2010-2011), he led implementation of the Affordable Care Act while continuing to champion healthcare quality reform. His contributions earned him numerous honors, including appointment as Honorary Knight Commander of the British Empire in 2005 for his work with the UK's National Health Service. Through roles at Harvard Medical School, service on President Clinton's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in Healthcare, and authorship of over 160 scientific articles and six books, he has shaped global understanding of healthcare improvement. His pioneering work studying quality control methods from other industries and applying them to healthcare has transformed how hospitals and health systems approach patient safety and care quality worldwide.