Dr. Erdem is a Principal at KPMG, LLP with training and experience in program evaluation, policy analysis, statistical modeling, econometrics, and data analytics. He has extensive experience with health care reform, Medicare payment systems, risk adjustment, value-based payment models, and analyses based on health care claims databases. In recent years, Dr. Erdem has led health care projects for many Federal and state clients, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), New York State Department of Health, and Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) in Maryland, which involve program evaluation, data analytics, economic analyses, and development of tools and visualizations to. Dr. Erdem has authored many peer-reviewed journal articles and has presented his research at national conferences. Dr. Erdem holds a Ph.D. degree in Economics from the Pennsylvania State University.