Christopher F. Koller
Christopher F. Koller is Senior Advisor on the Primary Health Care team at Ariadne Labs. Prior to joining Ariadne in 2026, he served as President of the Milbank Memorial Fund, a 120 year old operating foundation, and Publisher of the Milbank Quarterly, a position he held from 2013 to 2025. During his tenure the Fund launched two state health policy leadership development programs, catalyzed the application of evidence to policy change in the areas of primary care transformation and health care affordability and published a range of communications and evidence related population health and health equity improvement Before joining the Fund, he served the state of Rhode Island for eight years as the country’s first health insurance commissioner. Prior to that, he was CEO of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, a community health center-based managed care organization, for eight years. He has served in numerous national and state health policy advisory capacities and on the boards of national and local non profit organizations. Mr. Koller is also a professor of practice in the School of Public Health at Brown University and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2023. He resides in East Providence, RI with his wife, Colette Cook.