Brad Ryan, MD is a healthcare executive and one of the primary architects of NCQA’s digital quality vision and strategy, helping launch and lead the organization’s ongoing transformation. His background spans leading businesses in large healthcare enterprises, founder leadership in venture‑backed health platforms, and strategy consulting, along with hands‑on work shaping industry‑level interoperability and digital quality frameworks. With a background in engineering and medicine, coupled with executive business leadership, he focuses on turning complex healthcare challenges into practical systems that align incentives to outcomes and embed quality in care delivery across organizations.