Rubin Pillay

Rubin Pillay, Ph.D., is a medical futurist and professor of healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship in the Collat School of Business and the assistant dean for global health innovation in the Heersink School of Medicine. He is a family physician and clinical pharmacologist who holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration, MBA, and M.S. in Health Management. He has extensive international teaching and consulting experience and has published widely in the field of strategic health leadership. His current work focuses on the role of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship in the transformation of health and healthcare. He is the editor in chief of the Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Health.

Education

• Singularity University (2013)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) University of Cape Town (2000 — 2003)
• Master of Science (MSc) University of Luton (2001 — 2002)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc). Hon. Pharmacology University of Stellenbosch (1997 — 1998)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) University of Cape Town (1996 — 1996)
• MBChB University of Cape Town (1982 — 1987)
• Matric Lakehaven Secondary School (1977 — 1981)

Companies

• Founder American Health Innovation Academy (2020)
• Chief Innovation Officer UAB Health System (2016)
• Professor of Medine and Assistant Dean, School of Medicine University of Alabama at Birmingham (2014)
• Editor In Chief Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Health (2013)
• President MaxQ Research LLC (2011)
• Family Practice Physician Part Time (1989)
• Professor of Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Collat School of Business; The University of Alabama at Birmingham (2014 — 2016)
• President MesoBio LLC (2010 — 2014)
• Daniel White Jordan Professor Oklahoma State University (2010 — 2014)