Ryan McBain, ScD, is the Health Economist for the NCDI Poverty Network and the Center for Integration Science in Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is also a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and holds a secondary appointment at the RAND Corporation, a global policy think tank.

Dr. McBain earned his master’s degree and doctorate from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and his bachelor’s degree from Gordon College and Oxford University in the United Kingdom.

A central focus of Dr. McBain’s work pertains to health program and policy evaluation. He combines econometric analysis, costing, and simulation methods to assess the efficiency, equity, and cost effectiveness of interventions. He routinely applies these tools in the context of health system strengthening and reform at local, regional, and national levels.

Dr. McBain has published more than 80 articles in top-tier journals, and he has led projects sponsored by organizations ranging from the National Institute of Mental Health and the Department of Defense to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Skoll Foundation. Dr. McBain’s work has been featured in news outlets such as The New York Times, U.S. News and World Report, and NPR, and he has written opinion editorials for outlets such as the Los Angeles Times and The Hill.