Dana Gelb Safran, ScD

Dana Gelb Safran, Sc.D. is President & CEO of the National Quality Forum (NQF) and Chief Scientific Officer of The Joint Commission (TJC). In this role, Dr. Safran leads NQF’s portfolio of work advancing next generation healthcare quality measures, methods and practices to advance healthcare quality, outcomes, safety, and affordability including new products and services being offered in partnership with The Joint Commission. Dr. Safran is an internationally recognized healthcare executive with a unique blend of accomplishments in business and academia. A central feature of her work has been combining the science of quality measurement with the art of its use to drive significant change in the quality, outcomes, and affordability of care.