David Chan

Professor David Chan holds the Mark and Stephanie Robinson Chancellor's Chair and serves as Faculty Director of the Robinson Life Science, Business, and Entrepreneurship Program at the University of California, Berkeley. He concurrently works as an investigator at the Department of Veterans Affairs, co-director of the VA Center for Policy Evaluation, and research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

His academic credentials include a PhD in Economics from MIT, MD from UCLA, MSc in Economics for Development from Oxford University (as a Marshall scholar), MSc in International Health Policy from the London School of Economics, and BS in Mathematics and Economics from UC Riverside.

Professor Chan's research integrates labor and organizational economics to examine information systems and workforce dynamics in healthcare decision-making. His work demonstrates significant real-world impact, with citations from the US Office of Management and Budget, Congressional Budget Office, and Congressional members.

His distinguished honors include:

• NIH Director’s Early Independence Award
• 2023 ASHEcon Medal (awarded for most significant early-career contributions to health economics)
• 2024 NIHCM Research Award

While specific student advising details are unavailable, Professor Chan maintains active clinical practice as a hospitalist at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto. His leadership roles in the VA Center for Policy Evaluation and Robinson Program demonstrate substantial engagement in interdisciplinary research teams bridging healthcare, economics, and entrepreneurship.