Tomas J. Philipson

At-a-Glance

Two-time winner of the Arrow Award of The International Health Economics Association, the highest honor in health economics.
Managing Partner of the VC firm MEDA Ventures.
Co-founded several companies, including Precision Health Economics LLC, which had an exit in 2015.
Serves on several public and private corporate boards.
Former Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers (2017-2020).
Chaired Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago.
Holds a B.A. in mathematics from Uppsala University, an MA in Mathematics from Claremont Graduate School, and an MA and Ph.D. in Economics from the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania.

Biography

Tomas J. Philipson is a Swedish-born American economist, recognized for his expertise in US economic policy, particularly health care policy. He is a Chaired Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago, where he received numerous worldwide research awards.