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Director of Quantitative Research at Turquoise Health
📍 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Forrest is the Director of Quantitative Research at Turquoise Health, leveraging his data science background from finance and tech to advance healthcare. A graduate of Washington University and Stanford, he specializes in building data products that accelerate research and improve patient care, previously helping grow a business unit at Flatiron Health.

Driven by a mission to make the world a better place, Forrest is deeply passionate about solving complex issues like healthcare affordability and price transparency. His work and public commentary consistently focus on using data to understand and address the misaligned incentives and rising costs within the American healthcare system.

He holds a patent for a machine learning system that identifies eligible patients for clinical trials by inferring their biomarker status.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Director of Quantitative Research
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Healthcare Price Transparency
His current role at Turquoise Health, recent publications, and social media posts are centered on bringing price transparency to the healthcare industry to lower costs.
Affordable Healthcare
Frequently posts about the rising costs of healthcare, its impact on employers and patients, and the need for cost-effective solutions.
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Career

Work history

10-2023
Director of Quantitative Research
Turquoise Health
10-2019 - 10-2023
Director of Data Science, Clinical Research
Flatiron Health
8-2017 - 9-2019
Senior Manager, Data, Analytics & Architecture
Trustpilot
11-2012 - 3-2015
Analyst
AQR Capital Management
7-2011 - 11-2012
Analyst
Goldman Sachs
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Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Neuroscience
Washington University in St. Louis
Graduate Coursework in Computer Science
Stanford University
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