Dr. Joshua Lader

Joshua L. Lader, PhD, FACHE, CHRC is a public-policy scholar and healthcare executive with over 15 years of leadership experience across hospital systems, nonprofit institutions, and government-adjacent policy environments. With a doctorate in Public Policy and Administration, his work focuses on how systems — particularly healthcare, education, and civic infrastructure — translate policy into real-world outcomes for communities.

Alongside executive roles in healthcare innovation and nonprofit leadership, he spent roughly nine years in political and governmental staffing roles supporting elected officials at multiple levels, including two mayors and Senator John McCain — giving him direct experience in legislative processes, stakeholder negotiation, and policy implementation at both local and federal scales.

A significant part of his expertise lies in translating complex social and health-system challenges into measurable research frameworks: designing evaluation models, leading institutional review processes, and building partnerships between academic institutions, healthcare systems, and community organizations. His experience in research ethics and public administration lets him structure rigorous, policy-relevant studies that connect lived experience with actionable reform.