Sam Fleming, who served on the Commonwealth Fund’s Board of Directors from 2003 until 2013, chairing its Audit and Compliance Committee for most of that time, died in May 2018. A chemical engineer, Fleming developed a company, Decision Resources, which became a leading global information source on promising emerging technologies impacting the chemical, biomedical, and information technology industries.

On the occasion of his retirement from the Board, his colleagues recognized his distinguished service and the qualities that made him so effective: a dedicated focus on mission, strategy, and organizational and financial health; attention to detail; business acumen; entrepreneurial instincts; seasoned investor skills; and quiet but emphatic leadership when the occasion called for it.

Sheila Burke, a faculty research fellow at the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy and a member of the faculty at the Harvard Kennedy School, was named Vice Chair of the Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors starting in November 2018. She has served on the Fund’s board since 2013. Burke was chief of staff to Senator Bob Dole from 1986 to 1996. Earlier, as deputy staff director for the Senate Finance Committee, she was responsible for legislation relating to Medicare, Medicaid, and other health programs.

Two long-serving staff members retired from the Commonwealth Fund at the end of 2018. Mary Mahon, who served as Vice President for Public Information, joined the Fund in 1997 after spending her early career in government affairs and communications at Planned Parenthood of New York City. Known for her passion and her commitment to the Fund’s mission, she played a key role in raising the public profile of the Fund and its work.

Considered one of the top human capital executives in New York’s foundation world, Diana Davenport joined the Commonwealth Fund in 1998 after two decades in the nonprofit sector. As the foundation’s Vice President for Administration, she was an ardent champion of quality improvement in the areas of human resources and benefits, information technology, risk management, and building operations.

Dr. Chu is a managing director at Manatt Health. He previously served as president and CEO of Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, Texas.

Ms. Bisognano, president emerita and senior fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), previously served as IHI’s President and CEO for five years, after serving as Executive Vice President and COO for 15 years.

Dr. Blumenthal is president of The Commonwealth Fund. Prior to joining the Fund in 2013, he was the Samuel O. Thier Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chief Health Information and Innovation Officer at Partners Healthcare System in Boston. From 2009 to 2011, he served as U.S. National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

Dr. Blutt is founder and chief executive officer of the health care investment firm Consonance Capital. He is also clinical assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University.

Ms. Burke is a faculty research fellow at the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy and a member of the faculty at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Dr. Drake was appointed as the 15th president of The Ohio State University in 2014. Dr. Drake previously served as chancellor of the University of California, Irvine, from 2005 to 2014. He also served as Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology (School of Medicine) and Education (School of Education).

Dr. Hamburg, an internationally recognized authority in medicine and public health, currently serves as Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Medicine. She is also President-elect of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Ms. Haslanger is the chief executive officer of JASA (Jewish Association Serving the Aging), a leading nonprofit in New York serving more than 43,000 older adults.

Dr. Lee is President, Health Platforms, at Verily Life Sciences and former dean, senior vice president, and CEO of University of Utah Health.

Ms. Quam is the chief executive officer of Pathfinder International and is on the faculty at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.

Dr. Smith is clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and an attending physician at the Positive Health Program for AIDS care at San Francisco General Hospital. He was the founding President and CEO of the California Health Care Foundation.

Mr. Stevens is CEO of the National Health Service, England. He began his career as a frontline health care executive, leading hospitals and health services in Britain and internationally.

Ms. Walker is an Executive Fellow in Residence at the Yale School of Management and an advisor to New York Public Radio, Common Sense Media and a range of startups. She was the founding President and CEO of New York Public Radio and held that position for 23 years.

Mr. Yun is executive vice president and head of portfolio management of multi-asset solutions for Franklin Templeton.

Benjamin K. Chu, M.D., Chairman

Maureen Bisognano

David Blumenthal, M.D.

Sheila P. Burke

Michael V. Drake, M.D.

William Y. Yun

Sheila P. Burke, Chairman

Kathryn D. Haslanger

Mark D. Smith, M.D.

Laura Walker

William Y. Yun

William Y. Yun, Chairman

Maureen Bisognano

David Blumenthal, M.D.

Mitchell J. Blutt, M.D.

Benjamin K. Chu, M.D.

Lois Quam

Simon Stevens

Michael V. Drake, M.D., Chairman

David Blumenthal, M.D.

Sheila P. Burke

Benjamin K. Chu, M.D.

Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D.

Vivian S. Lee, M.D.