Jeffrey Hoch received his PhD in health economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. He is a Professor and Chief of the Division of Health Policy and Management, Department of Public Health Sciences, and he is the Associate Director of the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research at the University of California at Davis.  Professor Hoch teaches courses in health economics and studies value in healthcare. He has contributed more than 200 peer-reviewed articles to scientific literature.  An award-winning educator, Professor Hoch has taught Economic Evaluation classes worldwide, giving over 250 invited presentations in 15 countries.