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Pediatrician, Boston Children’s Hospital

Pediatrician, Harvard Community Health Plan (HCHP)

Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

Chair, Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Obama Administration

Clinical Professor, Pediatrics and Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School

No organizational membership information on file.

Awards:

Knighted by the Queen of England for his work making British health care more efficient

Number of Grandchildren:

Three

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

Don is running for Governor because he believes we should unapologetically recommit to passing the moral test--to a government guided by the progressive values of social justice, equality and compassion.

Far too many politicians are motivated by fear and timidity--they refuse to talk about poverty because it doesn't poll well; they make promises but are unwilling to upset the status quo to take the action necessary to achieve them.