Colloquium in Healthcare Leadership: Thursday Evening Series

HPM/MGT 699/700

Meet with the people who are leading efforts to improve the quality and efficiency of our healthcare system. Talk with thought leaders who craft policy at the state and federal level. Engage with life sciences entrepreneurs who are discovering and commercializing products that can extend and improve our lives.

The Colloquium in Healthcare Leadership brings prominent leaders from public, private, and nonprofit healthcare organizations to campus for candid discussions. You will deepen your understanding of the major trends in healthcare as well as the challenges of being a leader in this space.

The Thursday Evening Colloquium Series is typically held from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Park Street Auditorium at 55 Park Street unless otherwise noted. Please see speaker schedule below for details.

Attendance is restricted to those registered for or auditing this course.

Students choosing to register for this course, or to audit, should request approval from Dr. Howard Forman, Course Director (howard.forman@yale.edu). Those registering for credit should submit a 300 word statement including their reason for choosing to participate in this course, acknowledgement that the course extends over 2 semesters, and acknowledgement that successful completion of the course requires attendance at all sessions and a deliverable in late April/early May.

These steps do not apply to students whose curriculum requires them to take this course.

September 3, 2026, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. (Park Street Auditorium, 55 Park Street)

Introduction to the Thursday Evening Colloquium

Howard P. Forman, MD, MBA

Professor of Radiology & Public Health (Health Policy)
Director, YSPH Health Care Management Program
Director, MD/MBA Program
Faculty Director, Executive MBA Program (Healthcare)

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Howard P. Forman, MD, MBA, is a Professor of Diagnostic Radiology (and faculty director for Finance), Public Health (Health Policy), Economics and Management. Professor Forman directs the Health Care management program in the Yale School of Public Health and teaches healthcare economics in the Yale College Economics Department. He is the faculty founder and director of the MD/MBA program as well as the faculty director of the healthcare focus area in the School of Management’s MBA for Executives program. He is the co-founder and special advisor to the Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership program. He co-hosts the Health & Veritas podcast with Dr. Harlan Krumholz.

As a practicing emergency/trauma radiologist, he is actively involved in patient care and issues related to financial administration, healthcare compliance, and contracting. His research has been focused on improving imaging services delivery through better access to information. He has worked as a health policy fellow in the U.S. Senate, on Medicare legislation.

During the COVID Pandemic, Professor Forman has actively tracked outbreaks at local, national, and international levels; expounding on mitigation strategies and engaging to dispel misinformation through social and print media. He has been a frequent guest commentator and expert on national video and audio platforms.

September 24, 2026, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. (Park Street Auditorium, 55 Park Street)

Jonathan Cohn

Public Policy and Politics Author and Journalist
“The Breakdown” Newsletter, Published by The Bullwark.com
Former Senior National Correspondent, Huffington Post

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TBD

October 8, 2026, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. (Park Street Auditorium, 55 Park Street)

Courtney Ricciuti, MBA, MPH ('16)

Senior Director, HCP & Consumer Team Lead US ELIQUIS
Pfizer

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Courtney Ricciuti is a Senior Director at Pfizer, leading the U.S. ELIQUIS Healthcare Professional & Consumer team in Pfizer's Internal Medicine Division. In 2025 ELIQUIS will reach 15 million patients treated in the US since launch and during her 5 year tenure, she's built high-powered teams that drove 40% brand share growth and doubled the growth rate of the oral anticoagulant market. In partnership with Bristol Myers Squibb, she's launched multiple omnichannel campaigns including the "No Time To Wait" atrial fibrillation awareness campaign with basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Her team has also commercialized and promoted clinical and real world evidence though a field force of +600 and all digital channels.

She previously served as the U.S. ELIQUIS Strategic Brand Planning Director and Payer Marketing Lead where identified growth opportunities to extend ELIQUIS's market leadership. She launched an innovative pricing pilot with Amazon, enhanced the brand’s contracting strategy to maintain unrestricted access, and launched digital delivery of ELIQUIS’s Payer Value Proposition including real world economic evidence.

Prior to joining the U.S. ELIQUIS team, Courtney was on the Internal Medicine Global Commercial team. There, she developed the customer experience strategy and spearheaded the global research and market co-creation of patient support solutions across the U.S., Europe, and Japan. Courtney joined Pfizer as part of Pfizer's MBA Marketing Rotational Program. While in the program, she led healthcare professional and consumer marketing initiatives across Internal Medicine, Vaccines, and a Gates Foundation-Pfizer partnership.

Before Pfizer, Courtney was a Strategic Brand Planner at Grey Health (a WPP company) where she helped deliver multiple global brand launch campaigns. Courtney earned her MBA and MPH degrees at Yale University and dual undergraduate degrees in Hispanic Studies and Psychology at The University of Pennsylvania. On weekends, Courtney can be found running around local D.C. parks with her husband Mike, her sons Evan and Max, and their dog Ty.