John R. Graham

John R. Graham is a Visiting Fellow at the Paragon Health Institute who contributes nearly three decades of health policy expertise to research across all of Paragon’s initiatives. He worked on Capitol Hill from 2021 to 2024 as a Professional Staff Member on the Senate Special Committee on Aging and the House Committee on Ways & Means. From 2018 to 2021, he served as the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Regional Director for Region 10 (Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska), where he managed relationships with state governments and the private sector. In 2017-2018, John was the HHS Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation.

Prior to HHS, John was Vice President at the Advanced Medical Technology Association. He has worked at health policy organizations including the National Center for Policy Analysis, the Independent Institute, the Mercatus Center, the Pacific Research Institute, and the Fraser Institute.

John was an infantry officer in the Canadian Army. He earned his B.A. from the Royal Military College of Canada, and his MBA from the London Business School in London, England.