David Nash

Dr. Nash is the founding dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health, located on the campus of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pa. He recently completed a decade of service as a member of the Board of Trustees of Catholic Healthcare Partners in Cincinnati, Ohio. During his tenure at Thomas Jefferson University, Dr. Nash, a board-certified internist, founded the original Office of Health Policy, which later evolved into one of the first Departments of Health Policy in an American medical college. The Jefferson School of Population Health was established in 2008 and represents the first time a health-sciences university has incorporated programs for master’s degrees in Public Health, Health Policy, Healthcare Quality and Safety and Chronic Care Management. Dr. Nash received his MD from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, his MBA in Health Administration (with honors) from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and his BA in Economics (Phi Beta Kappa) from Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York.