Dr. Brandon G. Wilson, DrPH, MHA, is the Senior Director of Health Innovation and Public Health at Community Catalyst and is a member of the senior management team at Community Catalyst.
Dr. Brandon G. Wilson, DrPH, MHA, is a transformative leader in health innovation and public health. He currently serves as the Senior Director of Health Innovation and Public Health at Community Catalyst. Previously, he served as Co-Interim CEO/President of the organization, guiding strategic efforts to build a more equitable health system rooted in community leadership and perspective.
Furthering his commitment to improving health care access, quality, and social outcomes, Dr. Wilson serves on several boards, including the Primary Care Collaborative, Accountable for Health, National Center for Complex Care Advisory Committee, Health Care Payment and Action Learning Network, and the Community Solutions Program Partner Advisory Board.
At Community Catalyst, Dr. Wilson leads the Center for Community Engagement in Health Innovation, which conducts community-based research to understand how systemic challenges in the U.S. health system impact those with the greatest economic and social needs—particularly low-income seniors, minority elders, and individuals with disabilities. His leadership informs practice and policy change strategies aimed at closing measurable gaps and improving health outcomes. He also drives the organization’s strategic vision for a public health system centered on community leadership and engagement, including initiatives like the Vaccine Equity and Public Health Program (VEAP). Additionally, he developed and expanded the Global Community Engagement Exchange Program in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, providing leadership development opportunities to build multisector approaches for healthy, engaged global communities.
Dr. Wilson’s impact extends to his significant contributions as a public health advisor at CMS and NIH. At CMS, he led initiatives on inclusive data collection, post-acute care policies, and addressing social drivers of health, embedding health equity into strategic plans and key models like the Accountable Health Communities and Health Care Innovation Awards. At NIH, he promoted increased participation of minorities in clinical trials and worked to enhance patient safety culture through community leadership and advisory boards.
He holds a master’s degree in health systems management from George Mason University and a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) from Morgan State University. He also maintains a faculty appointment at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. His ongoing work emphasizes community-driven approaches to health system innovation that focus on closing measurable gaps and improving health outcomes for those with the greatest social and economic needs.