Ford Koles is one of the Advisory Board’s preeminent thought leaders in the area of health system economics and strategy. A healthcare economist by training, he is the keynote speaker at the annual meetings for Advisory Board’s strategy membership and has participated in every major Advisory Board research initiative since 1992.
Mr. Koles is well-versed in healthcare history and the many reform initiatives that have unfolded over the past three decades, including coverage expansion; vertical integration and physician partnership models; managed care and payor contracting; horizontal integration and system economies of scale; and quality-based payment.
Prior to joining Advisory Board, he was a management consultant for the Hay Group and Ernst & Young. Mr. Koles received his bachelor’s degree from Kenyon College and his master’s in economics from Johns Hopkins University.