Ricky D. Allen

Dr. Ricky D. Allen is an Adjunct Professor of Health Policy and Management at the George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health. He teaches in the DrPH and MHA programs.  His teaching and workplace interests are focused on leadership, ethics, healthcare administration, public health and healthcare policy, operational performance, and examining structural and interpersonal dynamics which are key to transforming organizations into workplaces that proactively establishes itself as a place that meets its mission while simultaneously valuing and developing its workforce.

As a practicing professional, he has more the 40 years of military and civil service.  In the federal government, he served as the Hearing Office Director in the Department Health and Human Services’ Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (Arlington Field Office).  Prior to serving in that role, he was the Chief, Administrative Branch in Arlington Field Office. He previously served at the Defense Health Agency in the TRICARE Health Plan (THP) and Market Integration Division as a Business Operations Specialist responsible for purchased care oversight at Army, Navy, and Air Force medical treatment facilities in the Northeast, including the National Capital Region and Tidewater. Prior to joining the Defense Health Agency, Dr. Allen served as Associate Director of Conference Approval and Reporting at the Veterans Health Administration and was also a Program Manager at Universal Consulting Services responsible for managing the Navy’s $300 million Wounded Warrior Program.  Dr. Allen was a Senior Policy Analyst at Altarum Institute working in the Office of Strategic Medical Plans, Programs and Budget on the staff of the Air Force Surgeon General. While on active duty, he also served on the staff of the Navy Surgeon General as Deputy Director of Internal Communications; Executive Assistant to the Deputy Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Health Care Operations; and Department Head, Dental Corps Plans and Analysis Branch. Other assignments included Medical Administration Officer and Radiological Health Officer aboard USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74).  Additionally, earlier in his healthcare administration career, Dr. Allen served as Director, Operations Management, and Director of Admissions and Dispositions at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia.

Dr. Allen is a Past President of the George Washington University Master of Healthcare Administration Alumni Association and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He holds a Ph.D. in Health Services (Leadership) from Walden University, a Master of Health Services Administration (Policy) from the George Washington University, a Master of Divinity from Virginia Union University, and a B.S. in Healthcare Management (magna cum laude) from Norfolk State University. He is also a recipient of the Milken Institute School of Public Health’s 950 Award.