LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE
Leadership for Independent, Interdisciplinary Research
ICHEPI brings together executive leadership, institutional governance, scientific expertise, and interdisciplinary research capacity to support rigorous studies in healthcare economics, policy, management, and innovation.
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
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Executive Leadership
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Board of Directors
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Scientific Advisory Council
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Research Programs & Team
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Strategic & Research Leadership
Executive leadership is responsible for the center’s strategic direction, research agenda, institutional development, partnerships, and interdisciplinary research activities.
FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mohannad M. Alarqan
Healthcare Economist and Researcher
Leads ICHEPI’s strategic development and interdisciplinary research agenda across healthcare economics, health policy, healthcare management, system resilience, behavioral economics, digital health, and innovation economics.
Provides overall research leadership, develops institutional collaborations, and supports the translation of evidence into questions relevant to healthcare decision-making and system performance.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Institutional Governance
The Board of Directors will provide strategic oversight and institutional guidance while supporting the center’s independence, sustainability, and long-term development.
CHAIR
Appointment in Formation
The Chair will support institutional governance, strategic direction, accountability, and appropriate oversight of the center’s development.
BOARD MEMBERS
Appointments in Formation
Membership will develop to reflect appropriate academic, healthcare-system, institutional, strategic, and governance expertise.
Additional appointments will be announced after completion of the nomination and confirmation process.
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COUNCIL
Expertise Across Healthcare Research
The Scientific Advisory Council brings specialist perspectives to ICHEPI’s interdisciplinary research agenda and supports scientific quality, methodological thinking, and relevance to healthcare systems.
SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR
Ali M. Mistarihi
Governance, Public Administration, Strategic & Human Resource Management.
Assistant Professor of public administration at University of Jordan
His advisory expertise spans governance, public administration, strategic management, human resource management, and public-sector leadership. He brings particular value to ICHEPI’s work on institutional governance, accountability, policy implementation, and organizational performance, especially in contexts requiring stronger administrative capacity and more effective public and healthcare systems.
SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR
Hussien alzioud
Econometrics & Financing Quantitative Methods
Professor of Econometrics and Quantitative Methods at Al al-Bayt University, Jordan
Advisory expertise includes econometrics, quantitative methods, statistical modelling, empirical research design, and applied economic analysis. His contribution to ICHEPI strengthens the methodological rigor of interdisciplinary research, particularly in quantitative health-system analysis, policy evaluation, resource-allocation studies, and evidence-based decision modelling.
SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR
Shaker Nawasrah
Nuclear Medicine Physics & Radiation Safety
Medical Physicist – Nuclear Medicine Physics & Radiation Safety, Hamad Medical Corporation
Advisory expertise includes nuclear medicine physics, radiation protection, healthcare safety, risk management, and research questions related to the safe and effective use of health technologies.
SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR
Amina Idrissi Chouahdi
Governance, Public Finance & Institutional Reform
Professor and researcher at ENCG Agadir – Ibn Zohr University, Morocco.
Advisory expertise includes governance, public finance, public-sector reform, institutional development, human resource management, transparency, and organizational performance. Her contribution to ICHEPI strengthens the center’s work on health-system governance, institutional capacity, accountability, and the relationship between public-sector reform and healthcare-system performance.
SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR
Bayan Bani Hani
Founding Clinical Advisor — Patient-Centered Innovation & Dermatology
Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine Specialist, Jordan.
Advisory expertise includes dermatology, aesthetic medicine, patient-centered care, clinical innovation, quality and safety in specialty practice, and the adoption of emerging technologies in clinical care. Her contribution to ICHEPI strengthens the center’s work on patient experience, value in specialty care, responsible innovation, and the clinical and organizational implications of new healthcare technologies.
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ADVISORY EXPERTISE
A Council Designed to Grow Across Disciplines
Healthcare Economics
Value, financing, incentives, resource allocation, efficiency, and economic evaluation.
Health Policy & Systems
Policy design, governance, access, resilience, capacity, and healthcare delivery.
Healthcare Management & Operations
Hospital management, organizational performance, operations, flexibility, workforce, and service delivery.
Digital Health, AI & Innovation
Digital transformation, artificial intelligence, health technologies, safety, evaluation, and innovation economics.
RESEARCH PROGRAMS & TEAM
A Research Network Built Around Questions
ICHEPI’s research structure is designed to expand as projects, collaborations, and research programs develop.
RESEARCH LEADERSHIP
Program Leads
Researchers responsible for developing and coordinating defined thematic research programs.
RESEARCH TEAM
Fellows & Associates
Researchers contributing disciplinary expertise, analysis, methods, and collaborative research capacity.
RESEARCH SUPPORT
Research Associates & Assistants
Supporting evidence synthesis, data work, project development, research administration, and knowledge translation.
GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES
Clear Roles. Scientific Independence.
Scientific Integrity
Research questions, methods, interpretation, and communication should remain grounded in evidence and appropriate scientific standards.
Role Clarity
Executive, governance, advisory, and research responsibilities are distinguished clearly as the center develops.
Transparency
Public roles and appointments are presented only after confirmation, with affiliations and responsibilities described appropriately.
BUILDING THE CENTER
Growing Carefully, With the Right Expertise
ICHEPI’s leadership, advisory network, and research team will expand alongside its research agenda, collaborations, and institutional development.
