Amitabh Chandra

Amitabh Chandra is a leading health care economist and professor at Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. His research focuses on the unique effects that economic factors have on health care, from the price of medicine to the development of new treatments. He is particularly known for his work on racial disparities in health care. Amitabh examines how different groups of people receive different levels of care and how to create a more equitable system. His research has led him to testify before the U.S. Senate and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, where he advocates for fairer health policies. In addition to his academic roles, he is the Director of Health Policy Research at the Harvard Kennedy School. He also serves as Chair Editor of the Review of Economics and Statistics and is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. His work has received extensive media coverage and is critical for understanding some of the most complex challenges facing the health care system today.