David W. Johnson

Dave powers 4sight Health with an unflinching determination to create status-quo busting dialogue and action in healthcare reform. His innate desire to bring about change, coupled with his tremendous proficiency across health policy, academic medicine, economics, statistics, behavioral finance, disruptive innovation, organizational change and complexity theory, has led to his recognition as an insightful, incisive globally acknowledged authority on market-driven reform.

Dave is a prolific writer on healthcare’s pro-market transformation. He is the author-in-residence at MATTER, the Chicago-based healthcare incubator, and published the critically acclaimed book Market vs. Medicine: America’s Epic Fight for Better, Affordable Healthcare in 2016. McGraw-Hill published Dave’s book The Customer Revolution in Healthcare: Delivering Smarter, Kinder, Affordable Care for All in September 2019. As a speaker, Dave plays the role of rebel, challenger, industry historian, investor and company evaluator to push audiences forward. Watch his bio video.

Dave left a 28-year career in investment banking to create 4sight Health. As an investment banker, he managed over $30 billion in healthcare revenue bonds, led significant strategic advisory engagements for health systems. He specialized in capital formation, asset-liability management, enterprise risk analytics and new business-model development. Dave is also currently an investor and/or advisor for several early- or mid-stage healthcare companies including Curate Health, GaussSoft, HealthiPass, Link Capital, Medspeed and MultiScale Health Networks.

Dave holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in English Literature from Colgate University and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Harvard University. Dave was drawn to service at a young age as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Liberia, West Africa and a United States Presidential Management Intern.

His civic and professional affiliations have included Harvard Medical School (Visiting Committee); the Chicago Council on Global Affairs (Board, Executive and Finance Committees); the University of Chicago (Harris School of Public Policy’s Visiting Committee, Student Engagement Sub-Committee Chair and the Urban Health Lab); the Health Management Academy; Harvard School of Public Health; CHRISTUS Health (Audit Committee); the British-American Project (U.S. Chair); and Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Center (Finance Committee Chair).

Dave is a consummate thought leader who enjoys reading and writing. He is no health slouch as a vegan who often bikes to meetings, who’s run ten marathons. He also loves traveling.

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Consumerism
Fujifilm’s “Moment”: Disruption, Adaptation and Health System Transformation
Almost every healthcare “transformation” discussion includes Kodak’s cautionary tale – how the once iconic company fails to embrace… Read More
By December 8, 2015
benefit
Consumerism
November Indigestion: The Idiocy and Promise of Benefit Selection
Market Corner Commentary for December 2, 2016- November Indigestion: The Idiocy and Promise of Benefit Selection David Johnson and… Read More
By November 30, 2015
brand
Consumerism
The Why, The How and The What: Consumerism, Trust and Brand Love
Market Corner Commentary for November 12, 2015-The Why, The How and The What: Consumerism, Trust and Brand Love Health… Read More
By November 17, 2015
consumerism
Consumerism
Getting Right with Consumers: Right Businesses. Right Places. Right Prices.
Market Corner Commentary for November 11, 2015-Getting Right with Consumers: Right Businesses. Right Places. Right Prices. Consumerism has the… Read More
By November 9, 2015
data
Innovation
Righteous Analytics: Right Data. Right Time. Right Way
Market Corner Commentary for November 4, 2015- Righteous Analytics: Right Data. Right Time. Right Way Technology is on the… Read More
By November 4, 2015
prices
Consumerism
“Amazoning” Healthcare’s High Prices
“Amazoning” Healthcare’s High Prices A recent Kaiser Health News article reports that prices for basic women’s health services… Read More
By October 28, 2015
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Outcomes
Value Rules: Playbook for Post-Reform Healthcare
Market Corner Commentary for October 21, 2015-Value Rules: Playbook for Post-Reform Healthcare Warren Buffett famously noted that “price… Read More
By October 21, 2015
Outcomes
“The Cubs Way”: Lessons in Leadership, Cultural Change and Performance Improvement
Market Corner Commentary for October 14, 2015-“The Cubs Way”: Lessons in Leadership, Cultural Change and Performance Improvement Any… Read More
By October 14, 2015
Consumerism
Calm Before the Storm? Rating Agencies Lift Negative Industry Outlooks
Market Corner Commentary for October 7, 2015- Calm Before the Storm?  Rating Agencies Lift Negative Industry Outlooks Summer was… Read More
By October 7, 2015
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