Join us on March 22, 2025, to hear from a practicing physician and health care executive
We are thrilled to announce a dynamic keynote speaker who will inspire audiences with thought-provoking discussions on topics regarding the current challenges and opportunities of today’s health policy landscape.
Leana Wen, MD, will lead an insightful fireside chat. She will explore the current political landscape, sharing her expert perspective on the intersection of public health and policy, and offering a unique analysis of the challenges and opportunities our nation faces today.
Dr. Wen is a practicing physician, health care executive and one of America’s leading public health experts. She is a columnist for The Washington Post, where she writes a twice-weekly column on medicine and public health and anchors the Post newsletter, “The Checkup with Dr. Wen.”
She is also a clinical associate professor at the George Washington University, where she is a distinguished fellow of the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity; a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution; the host of HLTH’s The Beat podcast; and a frequently featured on-air commentator, including as a medical analyst for CNN and guest contributor for NPR, PBS and BBC.
Previously, Dr. Wen served as Baltimore’s health commissioner, during which time she led the nation’s oldest continuously operating health department to fight the opioid epidemic, address disparities and mental health access, and improve maternal and child health. She is the author of two critically acclaimed books, “When Doctors Don’t Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnoses” and “Unnecessary Tests and Lifelines: A Doctor’s Journey in the Fight for Public Health.”
Dr. Wen obtained her medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine and studied health policy at the University of Oxford, where she was a Rhodes Scholar. She completed her residency training in emergency medicine at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, where she was also a clinical fellow at Harvard Medical School.
A member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Dr. Wen has received recognition as one of Governing’s Public Officials of the Year, Modern Healthcare’s Top 50 Physician-Executives, World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders and TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.