Michael Galper, a professor in UCLA Fielding’s Department of Health Policy and Management and a UCLA alumnus, has been named to the board of directors of the Pasadena-based UniHealth Foundation.
The foundation supports projects to improve and sustain population and community health, health care delivery systems, and the health care workforce statewide, with a focus on Southern California.
Galper, a retired CPA and specialist in public health finance and operations, is a retired partner of PwC’s Health Care Consulting Practice. During his tenure at PwC, he held leadership positions in global advisory tools and methods, west coast health practice and national health insurance practice. He has worked with clients such as integrated health systems, managed care companies, hospitals, physician groups and academic medical centers, assisting with financial and operational performance and regulatory compliance.
In addition to his new board appointment at UniHealth, Galper previously served on the Board of Achievable Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and Sycamores, a child and family mental health services organization. He earned his MPH from UCLA (‘93) and BA in economics (‘81) from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
