Christopher Lau, PhD

Christopher Lau, PhD has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Christopher most recently worked at Thyme Care as a Consultant in Health Economics. Prior to that, they were the Vice President of Health Economics at Interwell Health from May 2020 to December 2022. Christopher also held the position of Senior Director of Customer Insights & Analytics at Grand Rounds, Inc. from August 2019 to May 2020. Christopher has experience in the healthcare industry, having served as the Director of Provider Strategies at Blue Shield of California from August 2017 to August 2019. Christopher also worked at Genentech as a Senior Manager of Market Analytics & Strategy from May 2014 to August 2017. Christopher's earlier experience includes serving as a Doctoral Fellow at the RAND Corporation from September 2010 to May 2014 and as a Senior Regulatory Analyst at Pacific Gas and Electric Company from March 2010 to September 2010. Christopher gained research experience as a Research Assistant at Duke University from February 2009 to December 2009. Christopher also interned at the Rocky Mountain Institute as a Stanback Intern for the Energy and Resource team from May 2009 to August 2009. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Associate at Quorum Consulting from July 2005 to August 2008.

Christopher Lau, PhD, obtained their Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California, Berkeley in 2005. In 2009, they pursued a Master of Arts degree in Economics from Duke University. Finally, they attended the Pardee RAND Graduate School, where they completed their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Public Policy Analysis in 2014.