Dr. Rebekah Gee is an Obstetrician/Gynecologist and CEO of Health Care Services for Louisiana State University. She recently served as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, the state's largest agency with a budget of $14 billion. In this cabinet role, her oversight responsibilities included Medicaid, Public Health, Disability Services, Behavioral Health, Aging and Adult Services, and disaster preparedness and response. Dr. Gee is a champion for healthcare coverage and was responsible for implementing the Medicaid expansion which extended coverage to over 500,000 Louisianans. She has led national policy discussions on the creation of affordable pharmaceuticals and developed a first in the nation elimination campaign for Hepatitis C spearheaded by her successful drug-pricing negotiations. Throughout her career, she has been a consistent voice for quality and patient safety. She has taught quality improvement, implemented a number of successful quality improvement projects at the state level, and led national discussions on quality in a variety of areas. Dr. Gee is a policy expert and widely published health services researcher who has served in numerous additional state and national policy roles. In 2017 Dr. Gee was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.