G. Ross Baker is an Emeritus Professor in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. His research has included studies of patient safety, quality improvement, patient engagement and integrated care systems. With Dr. Peter Norton, Ross led the Canadian Adverse Events Study which initiated a broad range of patient safety programs and activities across the country. Ross’s coauthored book on High Performing Healthcare Systems published in 2008 has been widely cited. His current projects include an assessment of the impact of hospital characteristics, including safety culture, on the incidence of adverse events in hospitals and studies of patient engagement in Canadian healthcare organizations. Ross has been a professor at the University of Toronto for more than 30 years and led the development of the Master’s in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at IHPME. Ross is currently co-leading the Ontario Health System Impact Fellowship Program. He is the Chair of the Quality and Patient Safety Committee for the University Health Network Board of Directors and served on the Saskatchewan Health Quality Council for 12 years. Dr. Baker is also a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. In October 2017 he received the Barer Flood Prize from the Institute of Health Services and Policy Research of the Canadian Institutes of Health Services Research in recognition of his “outstanding contributions to health services and policy research, policy and/or care delivery in Canada.”