Yalda Jabbarpour is a family physician in Washington, DC and Director of the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies. She graduated from the Georgetown University School of Medicine in 2008 and completed her residency at the Georgetown University/Providence Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program. Upon graduation, she worked as a family physician for Scripps Health Medical Group in San Diego, California. She returned to Washington, DC in 2015 to serve as the Robert L Phillips Health Policy Fellow at the Robert Graham Center and currently serves as Director. Her research interests include workforce issues such as provider burnout and the delivery and financing of primary health care.

Purva Rawal, PhD, was the Chief Strategy Officer at the CMS Innovation Center at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. As part of the Senior Leadership team, they provided guidance and leadership on the execution of the Innovation Center’s strategy.

Before CMMI, she was a principal at CapView Strategies, where she developed evidence-based public policy and business strategies and conducted policy research on health system transformation and sustainability issues. She was also an adjunct assistant professor at Georgetown University. In 2016, she published a book, The Affordable Care Act: Examining the Facts and has published book chapter, blogs, and papers on value-based care. Previously, Dr. Rawal served as professional staff on the Senate Budget Committee during the passage of the Affordable Care Act and as the health and social policy advisor to Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT). She was also a director in the Health Insurance and Reform Practice at Avalere Health. She began her health policy career as a Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Fellow at the National Academy of Sciences and as a Congressional Fellow for the Society for Research on Child Development and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Rawal received her B.A. and Ph.D. from Northwestern University.

Wayne Jonas, MD, is a widely published investigator, practicing family physician, and professor of medicine at Georgetown University and at Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. He is also a retired lieutenant colonel in the Medical Corps of the United States Army. Dr. Jonas was the director of the Office of Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health from 1995 to 1999 and led the World Health Organization’s Collaborative Center for Traditional Medicine. Prior to that, he served as the director of medical research fellowship at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He now advises national and international organizations on ways to implement evidence-based healing practices in their medical systems. He serves as the President of Healing Works Foundation.

Erica is a Vice President for Health Care at Arnold Ventures where she leads the team’s strategic investments and policy work on commercial sector prices, Medicare sustainability, and provider payment reform. Erica has over a decade of health policy experience in government, think tanks, and philanthropy. Prior to joining Arnold Ventures, she worked at the White House Office of Management and Budget, where she led the Health Division’s quantitative work to support implementation of the Affordable Care Act and to advance policies for the president’s budget, federal regulations, and legislative proposals. Erica has also worked on Medicare and private insurance issues at the Congressional Budget Office and the Brookings Institution.

Erica holds a Ph.D. in political science from Texas A&M University, as well as a B.A. in economics and B.S. in mathematics from the University of Maryland.

Dr. Dan McCarter is a dedicated Family Physician, Professor of Family Medicine, and Medical Director for the UVA Physicians Group Practice Innovation team. Since returning to UVA in September 2024, Dr. McCarter has been passionately supporting UVA's efforts in value-based care.

In 1990, Dr. McCarter established Stoney Creek Family Practice, one of the first satellite teaching practices within the UVA health system to implement electronic health records. During his tenure, the practice achieved Level 3 patient-centered medical home certification.

With a career spanning several decades, Dr. McCarter held numerous administrative positions at the University of Virginia, including Vice-Chair of Family Medicine, Medical Director of Regional Primary Care, Associate Chief Medical Officer for Ambulatory Services, and Medical Director for WellVirginia ACO, a Track 1 MSSP.

Dr. McCarter took a break from UVA in 2017 to join ChenMed, a leader in full-risk value-based care. At ChenMed, he served as the Market CMO for their JenCare offices in Richmond, Virginia, and later as the National Director of Primary Care Advancement for five years.

Throughout his career, Dr. McCarter has always maintained and continues to maintain an active clinical practice, dedicating at least 30% of his time to patient care He has presented at numerous local, national, and regional conferences, sharing his expertise in primary care and value-based care. Notably, he participated in the Starfield IV summit on Family Medicine Resident Education in 2020 and was on the Pisacano Memorial Lecture Panel at the American Academy of Family Physicians Resident Leadership Summit in 2023.

Dr. McCarter is also the co-host of the Faisel and Friends Podcast, sponsored by Primary Care for America, which aims to share bright spots in primary care innovation with students, residents, and others. He currently co-chairs the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians Resident and Student Committee and serves on the Virginia Center for Health Care Innovation Primary Care Spend Task Force.

Dr. McCarter's dedication to primary care and value-based care continues to inspire and make a significant impact on the healthcare community.

Christopher F. Koller is President of the Milbank Memorial Fund and Publisher of the Milbank Quarterly. The Fund is a more than 100-year-old operating foundation that improves population health and health equity by connecting leaders with evidence and sound experience. Before joining the Fund in 2013, he served the state of Rhode Island for eight years as the country’s first health insurance commissioner. Prior to that, he was CEO of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island. He has served in numerous national and state health policy advisory capacities and was elected to the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine in 2023.  Mr. Koller is also a professor of practice in the School of Public Health at Brown University. 

Kate Goodrich became Chief Medical Officer for Humana in August 2022. In this role, she provides executive clinical leadership for the insurance and CenterWell businesses, and has accountability for Physician engagement, Humana Healthcare Research, and the Health Equity and Social Impact work with Humana business partners.

Prior to becoming Chief Medical Officer, Kate was the SVP for Clinical Analytics and Trend within the Clinical Solutions organization, where she was accountable for producing the business analytics and rapid learning approach for clinical programs designed to improve outcomes at lower cost.

Prior to Humana, Kate was at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) where she was the Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality and CMS Chief Medical Officer. This Center is responsible for 18 quality and value-based purchasing programs including the Quality Payment Program, quality improvement programs in all 50 states, development and enforcement of health and safety standards of all facility-based providers across the nation, and coverage decisions for treatments and services for Medicare.

Prior to CMS, Kate was on the faculty at the George Washington University Medical Center (GWUMC) and served as division director for Hospital Medicine and chair of the Institutional Review Board. She continues to practice clinical medicine as a hospitalist and clinical professor of medicine at the GWUMC.

Kate earned her M.D. from Louisiana State University in Shreveport, LA. She completed internship and residency at George Washington University (GWU) and got her Masters in Health Services Research from Yale.

Kate grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has lived in the Washington DC area since 1995. She lives with her husband, Bruce, and cat, Walter. She sings with the Choral Arts Society of Washington and enjoys hiking, travel, yoga and reading non-fiction.

She currently serves on the boards of Project N95, the National Clinician Scholars Program and the National Quality Forum.

Dr. Clint Flanagan is a board-certified physician, entrepreneur, and the founder and CMO of Nextera Healthcare, an award-winning Colorado-based healthcare company that provides advanced Direct Primary Care services to individuals, families, and employers. With over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, Dr. Flanagan is a recognized leader in the field of Direct Primary Care (DPC), which provides affordable and accessible healthcare services to patients without relying on traditional insurance models. As a pioneer in DPC, his journey has included direct involvement in DPC legislation at the state and federal level, a visit to the White House to discuss DPC, and keynote presentations at many events throughout the US. Dr. Flanagan/Nextera Healthcare have been awarded The Top 20 in DPC in the US, Top “Fierce15” Healthcare Companies in the US (Fierce Healthcare), Top 50 Value Based Healthcare Thinkers in the US (Pearl Health), and “Best of the West” Medical Centers (Yellow Scene Magazine) among numerous other awards.

Prior to founding Nextera Healthcare, Dr. Flanagan worked as an emergency medicine physician in rural Colorado and served as an officer in the United States Army Medical Corps including a tour of duty in Iraq in 2004-2005 with the 1st Infantry Division. He is an active member of several industry organizations, including the Direct Primary Care Coalition, the Direct Primary Care Alliance, and the American Academy of Family Physicians. With Nextera Healthcare, Dr. Flanagan is committed to improving the healthcare system by providing excellent, affordable, and accessible care for patients. The Nextera Healthcare Community currently has over 300 locations and clinicians in 22 states and nearly 90% of members are from employers. Dr. Flanagan is a strong advocate for patient-centered care and is dedicated to helping individuals and employers take control of their healthcare through innovative and personalized healthcare solutions. His free time is spent enjoying his family and outdoor fitness pursuits in the Colorado Rockies.

Jeffrey Davenport MD was born in OKC. Raised in Edmond, San Antonio, and Bartlesville, he returned to Edmond for high school. He graduated an Edmond Memorial Bulldog in 1993.

At Oklahoma State University he earned a BS in Biology with a minor in Microbiology from 1993-98. He then attended the University of Oklahoma college of medicine in OKC, OK from 1999-2003 earning his MD.

This led to 3 years in Wichita, KS at the KU affiliated Wesley Family Medicine Residency Program.

After graduation from residency in 2006, he returned to Edmond and has practiced medicine since September 2006. He was in private practice for 3 years, then employed for 5 years. He has now opened a medical practice he has dreamed of for years at One Focus Medical in April 2014.

He met the love of his life very early in life. Christine and Dr D have been in love since they were high school sweethearts. They’ve been married since 1998, and she is his best friend. They have two daughters: Megan, born in 2001 and Molly, 2004.

Dr D is a Family Medicine doctor, and he knows God gave him the gift to take care of people. The age-old question is: If you won the lottery tomorrow, what would you do? His response: “Exactly what I am doing now. God blessed me to be a Family Doc. I take care of people. That’s what I do. That’s who I am.”

Marisa Salemme is a Senior Health Policy Advisor for the minority staff on Senate Finance Committee, covering Medicare Part B and Part C issues. She joined the committee from Senator Chris Murphy’s office, where she served as Health Policy Advisor. Prior to Senator Murphy’s office, Marisa was Legislative Director for Congresswoman Annie Kuster, a senior member of the Energy & Commerce Committee. Marisa earned her MPH from George Washington University.

Peter Shin, PhD, MPH is the National Association of Community Health Centers’ first-ever Chief Science Officer — a position that underscores NACHC’s commitment to providing research- and data-driven solutions to health challenges facing this nation.   Dr. Shin provides thought leadership and direction for vital research on how community health centers deliver on the “quintuple aims.” Dr. Shin's expertise includes health care financing, quality of care, population and community health, and cost effectiveness research. Prior to joining NACHC, Dr. Shin was at the George Washington University for 30 decades, serving as a tenured Associate Professor of Health Policy & Management and founding research director of the Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health at the George Washington University.

Dr. Karthik Rao is the Chief Medical Officer at agilon health. In this role, Karthik oversees the medical function, including co-leading clinical strategy and leading network engagement initiatives that drive performance across our physician partners.

Karthik has nearly a decade of experience as a practicing internal medicine physician and other roles working in value-based care. Prior to agilon health, Karthik worked at McKinsey & Company, leading a broad range of strategy and operations work across the health care value chain, with particular focus on provider groups and government organizations.

Karthik earned a medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a BA from Johns Hopkins University. He completed an internal medicine and primary care residency at Massachusetts General Hospital.