Dave Chokshi
Chair, Common Health Coalition
Dave Chokshi is chair of the Common Health Coalition and Sternberg Family Professor of Leadership at the City College of New York. Chokshi previously served as Health Commissioner of New York City and led New York City’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including its historic campaign to vaccinate over 6 million New Yorkers. Earlier, he was the inaugural chief population health officer at NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H), the largest public health care system in the nation, where he also served as CEO of the H+H Accountable Care Organization. Chokshi practices primary care internal medicine at Bellevue Hospital and has held senior leadership roles spanning public, private, and nonprofit sectors. He is nationally recognized as a transformational leader, clinical innovator, policy expert, and advocate for a stronger and more equitable health system. (Common Health Coalition is a 2024 Festival Underwriter)
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