Professor Huckman teaches the second-year course in Operations Strategy and has taught HBS Executive Education programs and the first-year course in Technology and Operations Management. He is a Faculty Research Fellow in the health care program of the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the co-chair of the management track of Harvard’s doctoral program in health policy.
Cara Sterling, Director
As its founding director, Cara is responsible for creating and overseeing all aspects of the Initiative, including student programming, alumni outreach, and health care faculty support. She holds MBA and MPH degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, and an AB from Washington University in St. Louis. Cara has over 20 years of experience in the health care industry with payor, provider, and life sciences organizations.
Frank Sutter, Associate Director
Frank manages the health care communications coming out of HBS and organizes events for alumni, students, and faculty. Prior to joining HBS, he founded an integrative medical clinic in Chicago, where he worked with advanced diagnostic companies, direct care delivery, and payor networks. Frank holds a BS from Northeastern University and a Doctorate in Chiropractic Medicine from National University of Health Sciences.
Tracy Perry, Program Manager
As the program manager for the Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship, Tracy is responsible for the administration of the program, including the admissions process, marketing, finance, and human resources. She holds a BA from Manhattanville College. Prior to joining HBS, Tracy worked in the non-profit and hospitality industries for 12 years.
Denise Collins, Program Coordinator
Denise creates and distributes the HCI newsletters, researches market trends in health care leadership programming, and manages the Physician Shadow program. Prior to this role, she spent eight years working on global programs for HBS Executive Education. Before joining HBS, Denise worked at Boston University School of Medicine where she was the administrator for the Geriatrics Medicine fellowship program. Denise holds a BA degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and an Ed.M. degree from Boston University.
Kristina Tourt, Program Coordinator, Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator
Tina closely manages the Direct-to-Patient workstream in the Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator and helps execute on- and off campus events for the working group. She also manages KPMA’s social media presence and helps create content for the newsletter. Prior to joining HBS, Tina worked as a program coordinator for the Dana Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorder group. She holds BA degree in Biology, and MS in Management from Boston University.
Krys Mroczkowski, Assistant Director, Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator
As the assistant director for the Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator, Krys is responsible for content creation and daily operations of the Accelerator, including event programming, marketing, faculty support, and community outreach. He holds a BA from Wake Forest, and an MS from UPenn. Prior to joining HBS, Krys worked as a health program developer and outreach coordinator in both Boston and Philadelphia.
As the founding Faculty Chair of the HBS Health Care Initiative, Professor Hamermesh oversaw its inception and development from 2005 to 2015. Professor Hamermesh retired in the spring of 2015, but continues to teach his popular course, Building Life Sciences Businesses and he remains involved with the Initiative on an advisory basis.