Kush Badshah

Director, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

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Kush Badshah, Director, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), leads a number of the organization's results-oriented initiatives and partnerships globally focused on health system transformation and attending to the joy of the health care workforce. He works with IHI’s Middle East and Asia Pacific regional teams to develop and operationalize strategic priorities in service of the organization’s mission. Based in Boston, Kush enjoys remaining connected to his community and serves on the Board of Directors for a local not-for-profit organization focused on the bridge between physical and mental health of young girls. Prior to joining IHI, Mr. Badshah managed quality improvement initiatives at a network of primary care clinics in Washington State, focusing on the patient’s journey throughout the care continuum, and worked with a community hospital in the West Indies to increase access to care.