Tom is a UCLA trained epidemiologist focused on the real-world value of predictions (promised vs. actual) in health care. The evaluation of these predictions runs the gamut from assessing outcomes in population health management programs compared to real outcomes, to comparing promised levels of accuracy to observed levels of accuracy in AI health prediction models.

He has over 30 years of experience in using real world data to creatively design studies and to generate usable real-world evidence. He was the associate editor of the encyclopedia Cambridge History of Geography of Human Diseases, led by his Guggenheim mentor, the late Dr. Kenneth Kiple.

Tom’s academic experience included faculty appointments at UC Berkeley and Columbia University working on nutritional and psychosocial determinants of disease. He left the university for a position as the inaugural epidemiologist at Anthem BCBS. It was there he introduced causal thinking and causal analysis of population health programs. He was a judge for the “Best of the Blues” Program at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association for innovative disease management programs throughout the United States. Later, he was promoted to lead judge and expanded the program over his 5-year tenure.

The next twenty-five years have been spent as an independent thought leader engaged in population health program analysis, real world cardiovascular disease research and real-world cancer epidemiology, and predictive. He has worked with private and public insurance systems, has spoken at numerous conferences, and has over fifty papers, chapters or abstracts published in the literature.

His two US patents awarded in 2010 are the basis of an innovative software analytic tool.

Tom was a Fulbright award recipient. He received DrPH in Epidemiology at University of California, Los Angeles and his PhD in Biological History at Bowling Green State University.

Garry is a leading expert in healthcare, having researched, written and published extensively on quality, medical management, information technology and regulatory trends. He has established a track record helping trade associations, accreditation organizations, nonprofits and other health-related businesses scale nationally.

Throughout his career, Garry has brought to market over 30 accreditation programs that have been recognized by 45 states and three federal agencies. He also has developed national policy positions covering a full range of topics in healthcare. He serves on numerous boards and committees in support of improving the U.S. healthcare system.

Garry received an undergraduate degree from Washington & Lee University, a master’s degree from Yale University, and a law degree from the University of Virginia.