Farzad Mostashari, MD ScM is the CEO of Aledade – the largest network of independent primary care practices in the country. Since founding Aledade in 2014, he has helped the company grow to serve more than 1,500 practices in 45 states, be accountable for the care of more than two million patients, and prevent more than $1 billion in unnecessary health care costs. Dr. Mostashari currently serves on the Founder’s Council of United States of Care, is a Visiting Fellow at the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke University, serves as co-chair of the Health Evolution Summit and is on the board of directors for Resolve to Save Lives – a global health organization that aims to save millions of lives from cardiovascular disease and infectious disease epidemics. Dr. Mostashari is the former National Coordinator for Health IT at the Department of Health and Human Services, and served as a distinguished expert at the Brookings Institute’s Engelberg Center for HealthCare Reform. Prior to his work at the Office of the National Coordinator, he founded the NYC Primary Care Information Project. Dr. Mostashari received his MD from Yale University School of Medicine and his Masters in Population Health from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.