Jeffrey Hoch received his PhD in health economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.  He also holds a Masters in Economics from the Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Quantitative Economics and Decision Sciences from the University of California at San Diego. Dr Hoch led the creation of the Division of Health Policy and Management after being recruited to UC Davis to be a Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences and the Associate Director of the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research.  Professor Hoch teaches courses in health economics and researches value in health care. He has contributed more than 200 peer-reviewed articles to the scientific literature. As an award-winning teacher, Professor Hoch has taught Health Economics and Economic Evaluation classes throughout the world, giving over 250 invited presentations in 15 countries.