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. which is a humanitarian medical aid organization that distributes pharmaceutical drugs and medical supplies worldwide. He previously served as its interim CEO and previously served on its Board of Directors for almost 8 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 7 years. Prior to joining Truven Health, Dr. Scott worked for EmCare, a physician practice management company, for over 20 years 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.