Global Ideas Institute  

2011-12 Expert Speaker Series

Dr. Anita M. McGahan | Dr. Yu-Ling Cheng | Ms. Ellie Avishai | Dr. Dilip Soman | Dr. Stanley Zlotkin | Dr. Murray Metcalfe | Dr. Joseph Wong

Global Public Health Challenges
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 | 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place
Room 208N (Simulcast in Room 108N)

Dr. Anita M. McGahan
Associate Dean of Research, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Professor McGahan’s research on global health deals with a wide range of topics, including the application of new business models to health issues in the Global South. In this session she will provide a picture of changing global demographics, from hundreds of years ago through the present and into the future. Population dynamics are changing the game. Professor McGahan argues that innovative and technically sophisticated approaches
are essential, but insufficient on their own for creating better health outcomes. Innovative organizational approaches are equally important for improving global health.

Anita M. McGahan is Associate Dean of Research, PhD Director, Professor, and Rotman Chair in Management at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. She is also cross appointed to the Munk School of Global Affairs, a Senior Associate at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard University, and Chief Economist
at the Massachusetts General Hospital Division for Global Health and Human Rights. A passionate advocate for liberal undergraduate education, McGahan has championed the introduction of a history curriculum into business schools.