Description

Professor Mcgahan’s research on global health deals with a wide range of topics, including issues relating to the dissemination of new business models and how to apply these models to health issues in the global South. In this session, she will provide a picture of global demographics from hundreds of years ago, to the present time, and into the future. Population dynamics are changing the game. Professor McGahan’s argument is that innovative and technically sophisticated approaches are essential, but insufficient on their own in 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 at the University of Toronto. She is cross appointed to the Munk School of Global Affairs; is a Senior Associate at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard University; and is Chief Economist at the Massachusetts General Hospital Division for Global Health and Human Rights. A passionate advocate of liberal undergraduate education, McGahan has championed the introduction of a history curriculum in business schools.