Meet our Staff

A. Mark Fendrick
Director
A. Mark Fendrick, M.D. is the Center’s Director and Professor at the University of Michigan in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Health Management and Policy. Read more

Richard Hirth
Research Director
Dr. Richard Hirth is a Professor at the University of Michigan Departments of Internal Medicine and Health Management and Policy. Read more
Susan Lynne Oesterle
Program Manager
Susan Lynne Oesterle manages and coordinates all aspects of the V-BID Center’s activities.
Advisory Board
Brian Agnew
Pfizer
John Ayanian
Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
Jill Berger
The Leapfrog Group
Andy Chasin
Blue Shield of California
Ashley Brown
Merck
Michael Chernew
Harvard University
Sara Collins
The Commonwealth Fund
Paul Fronstin
EBRI
Kimberly Jinnett
Genentech
Christine Juday
Discern Health
Molly MacDonald
The Pink Fund
Silas Martin
Janssen
David Mirkin
Milliman
Adam Myers
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Kavita Patel
Lonny Reisman
Health Reveal
Lewis G. Sandy
UnitedHealthcare
William Shrank
Jason Spangler
Innovation and Value Initiative
Kathryn Spangler
Spangler Strategies
Mark Stejbach
Brian Sweet
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Daniel Wolfson
ABIM Foundation