David Dranove, PhD

Academic Affiliate

PhD, Economics, Business, and Policy, Stanford University; MBA, Health Administration, Cornell University; BA, Genetics, Cornell University

David Dranove is the Walter McNerney Distinguished Professor of Health Industry Management and Professor of Management and Strategy at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He is also the Director of Kellogg’s Center for Health Industry Market Economics. Dr. Dranove specializes in medical and pharmaceutical economics, industrial organization, business strategy, and cost-benefit analysis.

Dr. Dranove has served as an expert economist for various state antitrust agencies and private law firms. He has authored expert reports and given deposition testimony in several health care antitrust cases, including testifying in certificate-of-need (CON) regulatory hearings. On behalf of the FTC, Dr. Dranove submitted an expert report in the agency’s challenge of Rite Aid Corporation’s bid to take over Revco D.S., Inc. Dr. Dranove also submitted an expert report and deposition evidence on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Allegheny Health Education and Research Foundation (AHERF) bankruptcy case. In addition to his testifying work, Dr. Dranove provides strategic management consulting to numerous provider, insurer, and supplier organizations in the healthcare industry.

Dr. Dranove is the author of five books and a myriad of articles on topics related to the economics of health care. He is a member of the editorial boards for the following publications: Journal of Health Economics, Journal of Medical Practice Management, Health Services Research, and RAND Journal of Economics. Dr. Dranove has received more than 20 research grants since 1984 and is the recipient of numerous research and teaching accolades, including the John D. Thompson Prize in Health Services Research.

Dr. Dranove has been on the faculty at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management for more than 15 years and teaches courses on health care economics and empirical methods in strategy. Prior to joining Kellogg, Dr. Dranove was Associate Professor of Business Economics at the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business.