The Boston University Questrom School of Business Health Sector Alumni Association (“the Association”) is an informal association of alumni of the Health Sector Program of the Boston University Questrom School of Business who have graduated from the Health Sector Management Program or work within the health sector. The health sector is broadly defined as including all of health service delivery, bio-pharma, medical device and diagnostic companies, and all elements of insurance, consulting and other activities related to the sector.
Any alumni of Questrom who fall within this description shall be considered members of the Association. Such membership carries no formal role in the governance of the Association, but entitles such individuals to attend and take part in alumni activities offered by the Health Sector Management Program.
The HSM Alumni community is vibrant and active. Each year alumni participate in the alumni mentoring program as well as attend speed networking events, the Health & Life Sciences Conference and other opportunities to connect current students to the greater HSM community. Alumni go on to work at a variety of employers including athenahealth, Biogen, CVS Health, Deloitte, IQVIA, PwC, Sanofi, and Vertex. HSM alumni are a vital part of our community and are active participants in the student experience.
Alumni Spotlight
Charles L. Anderson MD
President and CEO, the Dimock Center
2022 Health Sector Management
Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient
A physician leader, healthcare executive, entrepreneur, speaker, and advocate for health equity, Dr. Anderson has served in a wide variety of roles over the past 25 years in the Boston-area health care community. He currently leads the Dimock Center in Roxbury, MA as President, and CEO (the most comprehensive, integrated community health, substance use disorder, emergency shelter, and early education and care program on one campus in the country). Dr. Anderson also serves on the Massachusetts Racial Inequities in Maternal Health Commission, the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund Advisory Council, and the Attorney General’s Advisory Council on Racial Justice & Equity.
The Boston Business Journal (Champions in Health Care) and local organizations such as the Urban College of Boston, where he received an honorary degree and delivered the 2022 Commencement Speech, have recognized Dr. Anderson for his work in health and human services.
After completing his MBA at the Boston University Questrom School of Business in 1999, Dr. Anderson became a manager in the healthcare consulting practice at Deloitte. He later was VP, Corporate and Business Development for the Caritas Christi Healthcare System (now Steward Health Care) and founded a private equity firm (Exaltare Capital Partners) to lead investments in health and wellness.
His extensive background and experience across the industry have made Dr. Anderson a regular speaker in the classroom, at conferences, and in the media on the intersection between healthcare, wellness, technology, and the investment community, where he often shares his unique perspectives from his career journey which began as a freshman at Princeton University at the age of 15.
Dr. Anderson is currently on the Board of the Cambridge College, where he chairs the Finance Committee, the Board of Trustees for the Boys and Girls Club of Boston, and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Board of Overseers where he serves on the Patient Care Assessment and Quality Committee.
Dr. Anderson received his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University, an MPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, an MD from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and an MBA from the Boston University Questrom School of Business.
Distinguished Alumni Award
The Health Sector Management Distinguished Alumni Award is special recognition for alumni of the Health Sector Management Program at the Questrom School of Business for significant contributions and achievements in the health sector. The recipient is nominated and selected by Questrom’s health sector faculty.
HSM Alumni Webinars
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