Walter Wodchis, PhD, is Professor at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, Research Chair in Implementation and Evaluation Science, and Senior Scientist at the Institute for Better Health (IBH), at Trillium Health Partners, and Senior Adjunct Scientist at ICES. He is a co-founder of the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC) Canada. An internationally recognized scientist in health economics, financing, health care policy evaluation and integrated care, Dr. Wodchis is leading research to understand and improve health system integration and performance and is a global leader in evaluating equity-oriented integrated care.