Jeffrey Alexander is the Richard Carl Jelinek Emeritus Professor of Health Management and Policy. His teaching and research interests focus on organizational change in the healthcare sector, multi-institutional systems, governance, and physician participation in institutional management and policy-making. Before coming to the University of Michigan, Dr. Alexander taught in several academic settings including the University of California-Berkeley, Northwestern University, and the University of Alabama-Birmingham. He also served as Assistant Director and Senior Researcher at the Hospital Research and Educational Trust, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association.