M. Suz Schrandt, JD

Suz Schrandt is a patient and patient engagement activist with a health and disability law and policy background. She is Founder and CEO of ExPPect, a patient engagement “do-tank”, and previously served in engagement leadership roles at the PCORI, the Arthritis Foundation, and the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine . Her career spans work in health reform, bioethics, disability rights, and ongoing efforts in patient-led health professions education. Schrandt has served on the FDA’s Patient Engagement Advisory Committee, the Geneva Foundation for Military Research’s Scientific Advisory Board, the Innovation and Value Initiative’s Board of Directors, the National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Advisory Committee, and as chair for the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Global Patient Council. Schrandt received her law degree from the University of Kansas and frequently publishes and speaks on the value of patient engagemen