The Tammy Bray Endowment
in Health Leadership and Innovation
College of Health
Inspiring students, faculty and the community
2026 Bray Health Leadership Lecture & Reception
Robin J. Richardson
Senior Vice President, Moda Health
“Is Healthcare in a Period of Crisis, Chaos, or Transformation?
Where Do Opportunities Exist?”
Wednesday, May 20 | 4 p.m.
MU Horizon Room (or join via Zoom)
A reception will follow.
Robin Richardson drives enterprise-wide innovation, Medicaid strategy, and value-based care transformation and oversees key initiatives that position Moda at the forefront of integrated healthcare delivery. This includes leading Coordinated Care Organizations (EOCCO and OHSU IDS) and strategic partnerships with major state accounts.
With a career spanning executive leadership in national healthcare associations and pharmacy organizations, Robin brings deep expertise in shaping policy and advancing care models across commercial and government markets.
Robin chairs the Board of EOCCO and serves as Secretary of the OHSU IDS Board, while holding directorships with Modality Dx, CellTex, and the Oregon Business Council. He also contributes to infrastructure and health policy through his role on the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program’s Community Advisory Group and as a member of the American Diabetes Association’s National Board of Directors, where he previously served as chair and secretary-treasurer.
His governance experience includes leading Oregon’s high-risk insurance pool (OMIP), serving on boards for the Oregon Business Association and OBI, and presiding over the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy Advisory Council. He is a former two-term chair of the Foundation for Medical Excellence.
Robin has been recognized as an Oregon State University Alumni Fellow and honored as an Icon of Pharmacy and is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.
Moderated Forums | Thursday, May 21
In addition to the main lecture, two moderated forums will offer deeper discussion on diabetes policy and innovation, and rural health transformation. Faculty moderators will guide conversation and engage audience questions. We welcome participation from across campus and encourage you to share this invitation broadly. Remote options are available.
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Schedule
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 a.m. | Join us for a light breakfast and conversation before the forum. | MU 49 |
| 10 a.m. |
The Future of Diabetes: Prevention, Treatment, and Policy Moderated by Sean Newsom and Matt Robinson |
MU 49 or Zoom |
| 11:30 a.m. | Join us for a light lunch and conversation before the forum. | MU 49 |
| Noon |
Rural Health: Innovation and Access to Care Moderated by Dusti Linnell and Oralia Mendez |
MU 49 |
About the Bray Health Leadership Lecture
The Tammy Bray Endowment in Health Leadership and Innovation was established by Tammy Bray, founding dean of the college, and her husband, John, with much appreciated contributions from alumni and supporters.
The fund, sparking the Bray Health Leadership Lecture, is intended to bring to campus high-profile health leaders to inspire students, faculty and the community.
If you have questions, please contact:
Keri Fisher
Please consider a gift to support the continued success of this important lecture series.
Past lectures
Leadership Lessons from Medicine and Sport: Breaking Barriers, Building Futures
Kimberly Harmon, MD
With 26 years of experience at the University of Washington, Dr. Harmon has shaped collegiate sports medicine through her groundbreaking research on sudden cardiac death in athletes and advisory roles with the NCAA, NFL, NHL, and National Basketball Players Association.
As a professor in Family Medicine and Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, she continues to advance athlete health and safety while serving as team physician for multiple UW sports programs.
Public Health After the Pandemic: How Can We Do Better?
Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD
Dr. Sharfstein is director of the Bloomberg American Health Initiative, vice dean for public health practice and community engagement, and professor of the practice in health policy and management.
Previously, he served as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, principal deputy commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, commissioner of Health for Baltimore City, and as health policy advisor for Congressman Henry A. Waxman.
He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and the National Academy of Public Administration.
Racism is a Public Health Crisis: Now That We See, What Can We Do?
Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones
Physician, epidemiologist and civil rights activist Camara Jones measures and addresses the impacts of racism and social inequalities on health and well-being and is lauded for her compelling clarity on issues of race and racism.
Through allegory, she makes sense of the complex regarding racism, privilege and other “isms.”
Her contributions to critical race theory are well known, as is her work in defining institutional racism, personally mediated racism and internalized racism in the context of modern U.S. race relations.
She drew attention to why racism and not race is a risk factor for COVID-19 and called for actions to address structural racism.
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Vivek H. Murthy, MD
The first lecture featured Vivek H. Murthy, MD, the nation’s 19th Surgeon General.
As the Nation's Doctor, the Surgeon General's mission is to help lay the foundation for a healthier country, relying on the best scientific information available to provide clear, consistent, and equitable guidance and resources for the public.
Dr. Murthy discussed mental health and the role of community.