Brian Golden

Brian Golden is a Professor in Strategic Management and holds the Sandra Rotman Chair in Health Sector Strategy at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. He serves as Academic Director of the GEMBA Program and the Global Executive MBA for Healthcare and the Life Sciences, while also maintaining affiliations with The University Health Network. His career spans faculty roles at INSEAD, Richard Ivey School of Business, Stockholm School of Economics, SDA Bocconi, University of Texas, and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

• PhD, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• MS, Northwestern University
• BS, Oberlin College

Research Interests: Golden specializes in strategic change implementation, health system integration, hospital governance, and sustainability. His work bridges corporate governance frameworks with healthcare policy analysis and sustainable business practices.

Article Trends: His recent publications focus on value-based healthcare models, administrative cost analysis, and organizational dynamics in systemic change. These span empirical studies in single-payer systems and theoretical contributions to strategic management literature.

Scientific Awards:

• Ted Freedman Innovation in Healthcare Education Award (2004)
• Most downloaded article in Healthcare Quarterly (2010–2022)

Advising & Grants: Golden consults for Ontario’s Premier’s office, Ministry of Health, Britain’s NHS, and CIHR’s Best Brains program. He has advised major Canadian hospitals and partnered with private sector clients like General Electric and Baxter.

Labs & Teams: Golden founded the Sandra Rotman Centre for Health Sector Strategy and leads the Canadian Medical Association’s Physician Management Institute Leading Change program with Dr. Mitchell.