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Robert F. Graboyes, MSHA, PhD

Senior Fellow for Health and Economics

NFIB Research Foundation | 1201 F Street NW, Suite 200 | Washington, DC 20004

202.314.2063 | bob.graboyes@nfib.org | www.NFIB.com/DrBob

Professor (health economics): VCU | UVa | GMU | GWU

Personal: rfgraboyes@gmail.com | www.robertgraboyes.com

 

Mini-CV

 

Academic Degrees

  • Columbia University, Ph.D. Economics, 2000
  • Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, Master of Science in Health Administration, 1998
  • Columbia University, Master of Philosophy, Economics, 1984
  • College of William and Mary, Master of Arts, Government, 1981
  • University of Virginia, Bachelor of Arts, English, 1976

 

Current Employment

  • Senior Fellow for Health and Economics, NFIB Research Foundation, Washington, DC
  • Adjunct Professor, The George Washington University, Department of Health Services Management and Leadership
  • Adjunct Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Health Administration & School of Allied Health Professions
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing, University of Virginia, School of Nursing
  • Adjunct Professor of Health Administration, George Mason University, Department of Health Administration

 

Previously

  • Senior Healthcare Advisor, National Federation of Independent Business
  • Visiting Lecturer/Associate Professor, University of Richmond, Robins School of Business
  • Director, Language Across the Curriculum (LAC), University of Richmond
  • Economist and Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
  • Economist, Virginia Department of Taxation
  • Economist/2VP (Africa specialist), Chase Manhattan Bank
  • Adjunct Professor, Hunter College of the City of New York

 

International Experience

  • Countries visited on business: Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, France, Greece, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Zimbabwe.

 

Professional Organizations and Societies

  • National Economists Club (President, 2012; Co-VP for programming, 2011, 2010; Secretary, 2009) 
  • National Center for Policy Analysis (Senior Fellow, 2006-date )
  • American Institute for Economic Research (Research Fellow, 2007 )
  • Kazakhstan School of Public Health (Visiting Scholar, 2000, 2007)
  • Healthcare Delivery Innovation Alliance (Executive Board, 2011-date)
  • Benjamin Rush Society (Board of Advisors, 2010-date)
  • Global Interdependence Center (Member, Global Health Committee, 2006-date)
  • National Association for Business Economics (Chair, Health Economics Roundtable, 2004-06)
  • National Association for Business Economics (Editorial Board, Business Economics, 2007-date)
  • Richmond Association of Business Economists (President, 1989-91; Secretary, 1989)
  • Virginia Association of Economists (Director, 1991-95)
  • Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Society (inducted, 1998)
  • International Health Economics Association
  • American Society of Health Economists
  • American Economic Association

 

Miscellaneous

  • Taught 80+ courses. Approximately 1/3 for adult learners at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. Outstanding ratings.
  • Non-credit short courses: for health officials in Kazakhstan, international pharmaceutical executives, and commercial bankers.
  • Created foreign language immersion classes in economics and statistics.
  • Languages spoken: Highly conversant in French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
  • Writing: Approximately 40 articles published for specialists and for laymen.
  • Public lectures: 85-100 public lectures to a variety of group.