Full Name
Harry Nelson
Job Title
Partner
Company
Nelson Hardiman, LLP
Speaker Bio
Harry is the co-founder and managing partner of Nelson Hardiman, LLP, a healthcare and life sciences law firm based in Los Angeles, California that has been recognized for its leadership and innovation. He is the co-author of the 2017 book, From ObamaCare to Trumpcare: Why You Should Care, which focused on the recent past and future of U.S. health policy. Since 2016, Harry has chaired the board of the Behavioral Health Association of Providers (BHAP), a national education and advocacy organization that works to develop evidence-based standards to improve the quality and safety of addiction treatment and behavioral health. His leadership role in crisis response to health system failure in opioid overdoses and addiction treatment led to Harry’s forthcoming book, The United States of Opioids: A Prescription for Liberating a Nation in Pain will be published in January 2019 by ForbesBooks. The book lays out a roadmap for the way out of the deadliest public health crisis in U.S. history, offering insights into how our health system needs to adapt, a look at underlying root causes in modern life, and practical tools for families, employers, and communities to prevent and intervene in opioid addiction.
Harry Nelson