Rising healthcare costs continue to be a critical concern in the U.S. HWA represents policymakers, economists and healthcare experts who provide invaluable insights into the factors driving healthcare economics and policy, and what to expect in the short and long-term future. 

16th Director of the NIH, Led the Human Genome Project, and NYT Bestselling Author

Dr. Francis Collins is one of the most influential scientists and healthcare policy leaders of our time, recognized for his groundbreaking contributions to genomics, precision medicine, and national healthcare initiatives. As the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from 2009 to 2021, he played a pivotal role in shaping the nation’s biomedical research agenda under three U.S. Presidents—Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. His leadership was instrumental in advancing critical research on diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, neuroscience, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Public Health Futurist; Fmr. CDC Director & Fmr. Chair of NIH AIDS Research Advisory Council at the NIH

Governor of Washington State (2013-2025); U.S. House of Representatives (1999-2012) 

55th Speaker of the House

Fmr. Director of White House National Economic Council and Treasury Secretary, Authority on Domestic Economics & International Finance

Economist; President of Queens’ College, the University of Cambridge; Board Member (Under Armor); Author of Permacrisis

Former Deputy Asst. to President Biden & Policy Advisor to VP Harris, Venture Partner at Fusion Fund – focused on early-stage technology and health care investments

Harvard Physician-Economist; Podcast Host: 'Freakonomics, M.D.' Podcast; Author Random Acts of Medicine

President and CEO of Planned Parenthood, Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Perception Institute, and Champion for Social and Racial Justice

Harvard Health Policy Researcher; Crit. Care Physician; Co Author: Random Acts of Medicine

U.S. Senator (R-TN) and Senate Majority Leader, Transplant Surgeon & Physician, and Chairman of Nature Conservancy's Global Board

Award-Winning Science Communicator; Doctor; 2024 TED Fellow

Former Insurance Insider Turned Investigative Journalist, NYT Bestselling Author of Deadly Spin, and Advocate for Health Care Reform