Director, AI for Health, Microsoft; United States

William B. Weeks, MD, PhD, MBA, is a Physician-Economist leading Microsoft’s Philanthropic AI for Health effort. There, he conducts research in concert with not-for-profit organizations and academic centers designed to improve health and health outcomes by applying AI in imaging, public health, and large language modeling. Dr. Weeks has published two books and over 250 peer-reviewed manuscripts examining economic and business aspects of health care services utilization and delivery, physicians’ return on educational investment, health care delivery science, and healthcare value. Dr. Weeks has won numerous national and international awards for his research.