R. Lawrence Van Horn

Founder and Director, Center for Healthcare Market Innovation, Vanderbilt University

Larry Van Horn is a leading expert and researcher on health care management and economics. His current research focus centers around the shift to consumer purchase of health care and the impact it will have on new delivery models. His research has appeared in such leading journals ranging from the Journal of Health Economics, to the New England Journal of Medicine, to the Harvard Business Review. His commentary regarding health care economics appears frequently in mainstream media ranging from USA Today to Fox Business.

Professor Van Horn is responsible for the graduate health care programs at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. He founded and directs the Center for Healthcare Market Innovation at the Owen Graduate School of Management. He also holds courtesy appointments in both the medical and law schools. Professor Van Horn is a highly sought-after speaker on the topic of health care reform and markets for national associations and corporations. He has consulted with most of the largest hospital systems and insurers in the US on topics of data analysis as well as antitrust concerns. Together with Senator Bill Frist, Professor Van Horn created and has co-directed the Nashville Healthcare Council Fellows Program.

He is the founder and CEO of Preverity Inc, founder and partner of LVH Economics LLC, and a Senior Professional with Berkeley Research Group. He is on the board of directors for Community Health Care Realty Trust (NYSE: CHCT), Savida, Harrow (NASDAQ: HROW), and Preverity, and previously served on the boards of Quorum Health Corporation (NYSE: QHC) and Pierian BioSciences. He is a member of the CEO Council for Council Capital, and advisory boards for Harpeth Capital and the Mainsail Group.

Larry holds a Ph. D in Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences from The Wharton School, an MPH from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, an MBA from the University of Rochester William E. Simon Graduate School of Business, and an MBA in Philosophy from the University of Rochester.

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