Dr. Karsten Vrangbæk, is a Professor at the Political Science and Public Health Department and Director of Center for Health Economics and Policy (CHEP) at the University of Copenhagen. He is responsible for leading the data management and research on Denmark. He is involved in a number of research and educational activities within the field of health policy and management dealing with a diverse range of issues related to health systems analysis, economic consequences of ageing populations, markets and public-private collaboration in health care and performance management in health care.