Mr. Siva Narayanan is a Doctor of Philosophy in Health Economics Candidate. He holds a Certificate in Executive Leadership from Cornell University USA, a Master in Health Care Policy & Management from John Hopkins University USA as well as a Master of Science in Bioengineering from the University of Strathcylde UK. At present, Mr. Narayanan holds the position of Executive Vice President and Global Head of Market Access Solutions in the USA. Formerly, he has held Senior Vice President/Director and Managerial positions at well-known internationally operating companies, including: GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Merck & Co. He has served on the editorial boards for several medical journals, including: Health Outcomes Research in Medicine, Archives of Internal Medicine, and Health Services Research. He is an active researcher with many publications in peer reviewed journals as well as having presented at many conferences within the field of health care.