Alex Jadad is a physician, innovator, entrepreneur and philosopher. He leads initiatives with heads of states, multinational companies, communities, entrepreneurs and scientists from all over the planet, accompanying them during periods of transitions and maximum uncertainty.
He holds a medical degree, with postgraduate studies in anesthesiology, intensive care, pain relief and end of life care, clinical epidemiology and biostatistics; a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Oxford in the UK; and honorary doctorates in laws and arts.
He is one of the leading experts in the world on the development, use and evaluation of health technologies. He held the Canada Research Chair in eHealth Innovation and founded the Centre for Digital Therapeutics in Toronto, a simulator of the future of the healthcare system. He led a global conversation that generated a new definition of health in conjunction with the BMJ, seen as the ability to adapt to the inevitable challenges that arise in life, opening new possibilities for healthcare services and insurance products in the digital age.
A pioneer of evidence-based medicine he also created the Jadad Scale, the most widely used tool to assess clinical trial quality. He has authored 12 books and hundreds of scientific publications. In 2023, he co-authored the best-selling book 'Healthy No Matter What: How humans are hardwired to adapt'.
He is one of the 20 members of the global Public Health Leadership Coalition selected from more than 5 million experts across 130 associations around the world, to find answers to humanity's most pressing health challenges and existential threats.
