Dr. John McConnell is a health economist whose research has focused on emergency and trauma care, behavioral and health sciences, and health policy. He received his PhD from Stanford University in 2001, and has been an associate professor of emergency medicine at Oregon Health and Science University since 2002. In 2005, Dr. McConnell served on a committee formed by the Institute of Medicine to examine policies to solve the on-call crises in Palm Beach County, Florida. As a health economist, he works closely with Oregon policy-makers, testifying to legislative committees and providing policy analyses.

Dr. McConnell is the chief economic adviser to the Oregon Health Fund Board. He is a member of the American Economics Association, the International Health Economics Association and the American Society of Health Economics.