Jose Pagan is a distinguished academic and healthcare leader with extensive experience in public health policy and management. Currently serving as a Professor and Chair of the Department of Public Health Policy and Management at NYU School of Global Public Health, Jose also holds the position of Chair on the Board of Directors at NYC Health + Hospitals. Jose is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and previously directed the Center for Health Innovation at The New York Academy of Medicine. Prior roles include professorship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and leadership as Chair and Professor at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. Jose holds a PhD in Economics from The University of New Mexico, a MA in Economics from The Ohio State University, and a BS in Mathematics, also from The Ohio State University.