M. Rashad Massoud

Biography

Dr Massoud is a globally recognized leader in improving healthcare and strengthening systems to deliver better outcomes, efficiency, and sustainability. He is a member of the Executive Committee,  Quality & Safety Academy, of the International Society for Quality (ISQua), a member of the Global Patient Safety Leadership Council, Joint Commission International, a member of the Patient Safety Prize Evaluation Panel, National Academy of Medicine and Elevance Health, and a Board Member of the Harvard Alumni Association. He was an Advisory Board Member for the World Health Organization's Global Report on Quality and Safety, was the Former President of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Alumni Association, and is a current. Previous capacities include Founder & CEO, Rashad Massoud Associates, LLC; Visiting Faculty, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Senior Vice President and Chief Program Officer at Americares Foundation; Chief Medical and Quality Officer and Senior Vice President of the Quality and Performance Institute at University Research Co., where he was Director of the USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project ($210M over 7 years in 46 countries) and the USAID Healthcare Improvement (HCI) Project ($150M over 6 years in 38 countries); and Senior Vice President at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. He is fluent in English, Arabic, and Russian, and has traveled to 95 countries and worked with 112.