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Dr. Chuck has more than 20 years of experience leading large-scale initiatives that leverage data to develop actionable strategies and improve health systems. He is currently the President and CEO of the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), where he is spearheading a bold transformation to modernize how CIHI delivers on its mandate. Under his leadership, the organization is evolving to better meet the needs of today’s complex and fast-changing health care system –becoming more agile, more accessible, and more impactful in the way it supports decision-makers across the country.

Before joining CIHI, Dr. Chuck served as chief health economist at Alberta Health Services (AHS), where he worked closely with the Ministry of Health, health delivery leaders, clinicians and other system stakeholders in shaping strategy for health system transformation, sustainability, financial performance and value. He also led the introduction of value-based decision-making to guide AHS’s resource allocation priorities.

Dr. Chuck has a Master of Public Health and a Doctor of Philosophy from the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta. A champion of evidence-informed decision-making and value-based health care, he has spent his career partnering with stakeholders and building coalitions to create real and measurable benefits in population health, patient outcomes, patient experience, value and system sustainability. He is a firm believer that the future of health care—and the key to a high-performing, sustainable system—is not a race to the bottom in costs but a race to the top in value.