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JOHN D. THOMPSON DISTINGUISHED VISITING FELLOW AWARD
The faculty, students, and alumnae of the Health Management Program at the Yale School of Public Health are proud to celebrate and honor the memory of Professor John D. Thompson with the John D. Thompson Distinguished Visiting Fellow Award. This award pays tribute to Professor Thompson’s contributions as an educator, researcher, and mentor in health administration, including his pioneering work in healthcare finance and hospital quality of care.
This year, we are proud to present this award to Andrew Bhak.
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Andrew is Managing Director and Head of the Healthcare Investment Banking Group for BMO Capital Markets. Andrew has spent his entire 25-plus year career covering the Healthcare sector. He has served as advisor on more than $135 billion of M&A transactions, as well as debt and equity financings, for large and small companies, including CVS Health, Agiliti Health, Kindred Healthcare, GreatCall, Diplomat Pharmacy, Quest Diagnostics, Select Medical, and HCA Healthcare.
Andrew joined BMO from JP Morgan where he was a Managing Director in Healthcare Investment Banking.
Andrew was a senior equity research analyst responsible for coverage of the healthcare provider and services sector. Andrew also serves as a Visiting Scholar at the Yale School of Management, on the Leadership Council for the Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, and on the Advisory Board for the Yale Healthcare.
Andrew Bhak, MPH
Visiting scholar at Yale School of Management
Leadership Council for the Dean of Yale School of Public Health
John D. Thompson (1917-1992) was a Professor at Yale’s Schools of Nursing, Medicine, and Public Health, and is perhaps best known for his role in the development of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) for hospital reimbursement. A true innovator, Professor Thompson was an early advocate for the application of quantitative data in health policy formulation. Today’s healthcare management students and leaders continue to be inspired by his compassion for patients, dedication to research, and belief in the power of data. The John Devereaux Thompson Academic Development Fund was created in his honor.