Matthew Brougham

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Matthew Brougham - PHARMAC Acting Chief Executive

Matthew has worked at PHARMAC since 1997, initially as a Therapeutic Group Manager before working as PHARMAC's Senior Analyst, specialising in cost utility analysis. Matthew was Manager of the Analysis and Assessment team before accepting the Acting Chief Executive role.

Matthew's vocational area of expertise and interest is prioritisation - the economic appraisal of proposals to fund pharmaceuticals. He is particularly interested in ensuring that objective analysis is used to allocate resources, particularly during budget setting processes.

Matthew has an academic background in both economics and science, studying through the University of Tromso (Norway), and Lincoln and Canterbury Universities. Prior to joining PHARMAC, he worked in various sectors including fisheries (fisheries science), transport (policy analysis), social welfare (forecasting and cost modelling), and the Treasury (tax analysis).

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