Speaker & Media Expert
Blythe Adamson, PhD, MPH, is a health economist who translates complex science into clear, actionable insights for audiences ranging from C-suite executives to national television viewers. She has appeared on C-SPAN, CNBC, BBC, GMA, NPR, and MSNBC, and been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and USA Today.
Speaking Topics
- High-Stakes Decision-Making Under Uncertainty — the future TED talk theme
- AI in Health: Where Value Is Created and Where We’re Getting It Wrong
- Proving What Works and What It’s Worth: The Economics of New Health Technologies
- Health Economics for Leaders Who Don’t Speak Economist
- Real-World Evidence: Turning Patient Records Into Better Decisions
- Lessons from the Pandemic: What COVID Taught Us About Data, Policy, and Trade-Offs
Featured Media Appearances
Video embeds for top appearances will be added here. Prioritize: White House COVID briefing (C-SPAN, Oval Office), CNBC, BBC World Service, GMA, NPR.
Recent Podcasts & Appearances
A regularly updated section for podcast episodes and conference presentations. Include: Healthcare Innovation Q&A, Flatiron/ISPOR presentations, ESMO AI 2025, and more.
Additional Press & Media
A selection of print, broadcast, and conference appearances:
- CBS News — The Importance of COVID-19 Testing to Stop the Spread (Sept 2020)
- CNBC — How the Covid-19 Vaccine Works (Dec 2020)
- CNBC Power Lunch — Covid-19 & Returning to College Campuses (Aug 2020)
- C-SPAN — Drs. Fauci, Birx, and Adamson discuss trial results in the Oval Office
- Good Morning America — COVID-19 analysis (2020)
- BBC World Service — Global health economics commentary
- MSNBC — COVID-19 strategy discussion
- Business Insider — 30 Leaders Transforming Healthcare
- The Atlantic — People v. Cancer summit panelist
- USA Today — “Schools need to reopen now. Here’s how to do it safely” (Op-Ed, July 2020)
- Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, The New York Times — Featured expert commentary
Book a Speaking Engagement
Available for keynotes, panels, podcasts, and media commentary on health economics, AI, and evidence-based decision-making.