Purva Rawal, PhD, is an internationally recognized leader in value-based care and health policy with over 20 years of experience across government, academia, and the private sector. She is an Associate Scientist on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and is a Managing Principal at Health Transformation Strategies, where she advises innovative organizations seeking to transform care delivery and systems.

Most recently, Dr. Rawal was the Chief Strategy Officer at the CMS Innovation Center, where she helped implement a national strategic vision grounded in accountability and person-centered care. Her prior experience includes a decade in policy research and business strategy consulting, as well as serving as an adjunct assistant professor at Georgetown University, where she taught the Politics of Health Care.

Earlier in her career, Dr. Rawal was a staff member on the Senate Budget Committee during the development of the Affordable Care Act and served as an advisor to Senator Joseph Lieberman. A published author and widely cited expert, her work has appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and Health Affairs. She holds a B.A. and Ph.D. from Northwestern University.