Primary Job Title Chief Strategy Officer, Board Vice Chair & Founder Primary Organization 
Inflexxion
Location Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts, United States Regions Greater Boston Area, East Coast, New England Gender Male
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Dr. Budman, an internationally known researcher and innovator, founded Inflexxion in 1989. Prior to launching Inflexxion, Dr. Budman served as the director of mental health research at Harvard Community Health Plan and associate director of the Institute for Health Research at the Harvard School of Public Health. He earned his Ph.D. at the
University of Pittsburgh and was trained as a clinical psychologist. He completed his internship training at Yale Medical School and post-doctoral training at the University of Rochester Medical School. Dr. Budman has authored over 100 publications on behavioral health care, substance abuse and technology topics. In 2000 Dr. Budman received two highly prestigious national awards. From the American Psychological Association (APA) he received their Distinguished Contributions to Knowledge Award and from the Dorothy and Nicholas Cummings Foundation the $50,000 Psyche Award to the behavioral health professional who is deemed to have made the greatest “enduring contributions to behavioral health care” for that year. He has lectured around the world and is viewed as a thought leader in data driven health quality improvement.
