Dennis Wagner MPA

Dennis Wagner, MPA, is a national and international leader in the fields of healthcare quality improvement, the environment, and social marketing. He currently works in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as Co-Director of the Partnership for Patients Initiative and as Associate Director for Campaign Leadership in the CMS Innovation Center, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Mr. Wagner was a Council for Excellence in Government Fellow in 1991-92. Dennis and HRSA colleagues were recipients of Government Executive magazine's prestigious Business Solutions in the Public Interest award in 2000. He and his organ donation team were among three 2005 Finalists for the prestigious Service to America Medal for Social Services (SAMMIEs) given by the Partnership for Public Service.