Departments:

Health Policy and Management

Biography

Richard is the chief strategy officer for Veteran Health Indiana, the network for veteran healthcare in Central and Southern Indiana. Richard has worked in federal healthcare for 25 years, initially with the Department of the Air Force and now with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

He has previously been a practice manager for a pediatric residency program, an administrator of a federally funded research laboratory, and a hospital chief financial officer. His current responsibilities involve creating and implementing strategies to serve veterans by building new sites of care, improving patient access, and improving care quality. He has a particular interest in developing new partnerships to improve veteran healthcare, supporting healthcare workforce development, and encouraging federally funded medical research.

Courses Taught

• PBHL-H353: Advanced Health Finance and Budgeting