Darius Lakdawalla

Darius Lakdawalla currently holds the position of Quintiles Chair in Pharmaceutical Development and Regulatory Innovation at the University of Southern California since August 2009, where responsibilities include advancing innovative regulatory approaches in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. Additionally, Darius serves as a Professor in the School of Pharmacy and the Price School of Public Policy and is the Director of Research at the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, established with a significant donation in 2009. As a co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of EntityRisk, Inc. and a founding partner of Precision Health Economics, Darius has contributed to developing data-driven solutions in health care and improving public policy. Previous experience includes serving as a Senior Economist and Director of Research at the Bing Center for Health Economics at the RAND Corporation. Darius earned a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago and a BA in Mathematics and Philosophy from Amherst College.