Commencement 2025

Commencement Speaker: Byron C. Scott, MD, MBA

Dr. Byron Scott is the President & Chief Operating Officer at Direct Relief, the fifth largest charity in the U.S. Direct Relief is a humanitarian medical aid organization that distributes pharmaceutical drugs and medical supplies worldwide. He previously served as its interim CEO and  served on its Board of Directors for almost eight years. He is an Adjunct, Assistant Professor at Jefferson University, College of Population and an Adjunct Faculty at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Isenberg School of Management. He previously had physician executive roles at IBM Watson Health and Truven Health Analytics for seven years. Prior to joining Truven Health, Dr. Scott worked for more than 20 years at EmCare, a physician practice management company, where he served in various leadership and executive roles. He practiced emergency medicine for 27 years, including various leadership roles within hospitals.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Accuray, a medical device company; Providence Health Plan; and Board Vice-Chair for Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego. He is an Editorial Board member of the American Health and Drug Benefits Journal and the American Journal of Medical Quality.  He received his B.S. from the University of California, Los Angeles, M.D. from the University of California, San Diego, and MBA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine and certified in Healthcare Quality Management.