Lee A. Fleisher, MD, ML is Founding Principal and CEO of Rubrum Advising and Emeritus Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care. From 2004 through July 2020, he was the Robert D. Dripps Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology and Critical Care and Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania where he oversaw the delivery of anesthesia care, critical care, and pain management. He is also a Senior Advisor to the Bipartisan Policy Council and Visiting Fellow of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Senior Advisor for FasterCures at the Milken Institute, a member of the Health IT Advisory Committee (HITAC) of the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) and the AHA Patient Safety Initiative.. He was the former Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from 2020-2023. In his CMS role, Dr. Fleisher was responsible for executing all national clinical, quality, and safety standards for healthcare facilities and providers, as well as establishing coverage determinations for items and services that improve health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries. He received the Distinguished Alumni Award from SUNY in 2011. He received the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching from the University of Pennsylvania in 2016. Dr. Fleisher was elected to the National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine) in 2007 and serves on multiple Committees including the Board on Health Care Services.