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University College of London Appoints Don McDaniel to Advisory Board of Global Business School for Health

McDaniel joins UCL’s board of advisors as Healthcare Executive in Residence, bringing nearly 30 years of experience empowering healthcare businesses and institutions. 

 

BALTIMORE, MD – March 19, 2024 – Canton Growth Partners, a leading healthcare strategy, performance optimization, and growth solutions firm, today announced the appointment of its CEO, Don McDaniel, as Health Executive in Residence at the University College of London's (UCL) Global Business School for Health. Established in 2021, UCL’s Global Business School for Health is the world’s first business school uniquely focused on nurturing future healthcare leaders and driving advancements in health outcomes globally through the nexus of business acumen and management education alongside pioneering research. 

In his advisory role as Health Executive in Residence, McDaniel will collaborate with UCL’s diverse community of healthcare leaders, entrepreneurs, academics, and students to drive innovation and excellence in healthcare management and leadership. 

Professor Nora Ann Colton D.Phil. PFHEA, Director of UCL's Global Business School for Health, said: “Drawing from vast leadership experiences, Don's contributions will be invaluable for our students, and will provide insights into real work, prepare them for senior leadership roles as well as challenge and shape their career aspirations." 

The founder and CEO of Canton Growth Partners, McDaniel brings nearly 30 years of experience empowering healthcare businesses – including hospitals, health service providers, technology vendors, and insurance companies – to accelerate innovation and growth. A noted industry thought leader among physicians and business leaders alike, McDaniel has contributed to the development of substantive health policy and regulatory initiatives. He is also a seasoned board member, executive advisor, and investor whose thought leadership has been featured in nationwide publications and speaking engagements for GE Healthcare, the American Hospital Association, Association for Corporate Growth, MedCity, McGuireWoods, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, Thomas Jefferson College of Population Health, athenahealth, and other leading global institutions. 

“I am thrilled to join UCL on their mission to become the global leader of business research and education for health,” says McDaniel. “Healthcare is long overdue for an 'industrialization' that we've come to take for granted in other economic sectors – one that advances efficacy, quality, and availability while consistently lowering costs. UCL's Global Business School for Health continues to lead the path to change on a global scale and I look forward to contributing to their success." 

About Canton Growth Partners 

Canton Growth Partners is a leader in the knowledge economy, focused on working exclusively with healthcare and related industries. Canton is a catalyst driving the needed performance revolution, healthcare’s long overdue Industrial Revolution. We are driven to make healthcare more responsive and accountable to its customers – holistically – with consumer experience and outcomes as its North Star. To learn more visit cantongrowthpartners.com

About UCL’s Global Business School for Health 

 The University College of London’s (UCL) Global Business School for Health was established in 2021 as the world’s first business school dedicated to health and healthcare management. According to the QS World University Rankings, the UCL has been ranked among the top 10 universities in the world for the past 12 years. The school is cultivating a new generation of healthcare management leaders through programs that tackle public health engagement and health inequalities locally, nationally, and globally and that seek to enhance patient outcomes, promote wellbeing, and drive sustainability. For more information, please visit ucl.ac.uk/global-business-school-health. 


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Don McDaniel

Don McDaniel

CEO | Healthcare visionary, master health economist, serial entrepreneur, and lover of a good debate

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