Brian Golden, PhD, Sandra Rotman Chair in Health Sector Strategy at The University of Toronto and The University Health Network, Professor of Strategic Management Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Brian’s research encompasses strategic change and implementation, health system integration and sustainability, hospital boards, organizational strategy and leadership. He has published in CMAJ, Strategic Management Journal, Harvard Business Review and other peer-reviewed journals.

From 2005 to 2010, he was Board Chair of the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). He is currently Chair of Rise Asset Management, a non-profit micro-finance organization providing business development loans for individuals with mental health and addiction challenges.

In 2006, Brian became founding Executive Director of the Collaborative for Health Sector Strategy, a policy, research and leadership development institute funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. In this role, he was a member of the select advisory committee that led to the creation of Ontario’s Excellent Care for All Act. He also co-authored the province’s report on Primary Care Governance and sits on the Ministry’s Hospital Funding Formula committee.

Brian has been a faculty member at INSEAD, the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, University of Texas and Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management, where he earned his Doctoral degree. Among his teaching and education awards are Canada’s Ted Freedman Innovation in Healthcare Education award and the CMA’s first Eureka Award for Innovation in Physician Education.