Ezekiel Emanuel

Ezekiel J. Emanuel is vice provost for global initiatives and chair of the department of medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania. From January 2009 to January 2011, he was a special adviser on health care reform to the White House. He is the author or editor of ten books and over 250 scientific articles. He is currently a senior fellow at the centre for American Progress, a columnist for the New York Times, a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, contributing editor at The New Republic, and appears regularly on television, including Morning Joe, Real Time with Bill Maher, Hardball with Chris Matthews, and The Rachel Maddow Show.