Michael R. Reich
Professor Michael R. Reich has been a member of the Harvard faculty since 1983 and is the director of the Takemi Program in International Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. His research addresses the political dimensions of public health policy, health system reform, and pharmaceutical policy. Professor Reich is a core faculty member and current course director of the World Bank Flagship Course on Health Sector Reform and Sustainable Financing. He co-authored a landmark textbook on health systems with Harvard colleagues, Getting Health Reform Right: A Guide to Improving Performance and Equity. He is editor-in-chief of the journal, Health Systems & Reform, now in its fifth year; most articles are available open-access. He has provided policy advice for national governments, international agencies, non-governmental organizations, private foundations, and private corporations. His software for political analysis, PolicyMaker 4.0, is available for free online.
In 2015, the Japanese government awarded Professor Reich the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, for his outstanding contribution to the promotion of Japan’s policy for global public health as well as for advancing public health in Japan. Professor Reich earned bachelor’s degrees in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from Yale University.