IHI’s work is guided by a Scientific Advisory Group, an independent group of advisors chartered by IHI’s Board of Directors, which provides expert review and guidance to improve the quality of IHI's improvement designs, rigor, and execution of results-oriented programs and projects. Members of the Scientific Advisory Group also help IHI effectively analyze and disseminate the learning from our work.

IHI’s approach to quality improvement has always been multidisciplinary, involving experts, techniques, and tools taken from the social sciences as well as from life sciences and medicine. The Scientific Advisory Group includes renowned scientific and clinical investigators that represent the broad range of contexts in which IHI works around the world. Members have a deep working knowledge of implementation science and improvement science, in addition to diverse expertise in implementation research and evaluation methods. They represent different global contexts, diverse health and health care settings, and a spectrum of interests that align with IHI priorities and values.

	​Jara Dean-Coffey, MPH Founder and Director, Equitable Evaluation Initiative Founder and Director, Luminare Group San Rafael, California
	​Ezequiel Garcia Elorrio, MD, MSc, MBA, PhD Director, Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Director, Administration and Finance Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy Buenos Aires, Argentina
	​Don Goldmann, MD Chief Scientific Officer Emeritus and Senior Fellow Institute for Healthcare Improvement Professor, Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Boston, Massachusetts
	​Chair Peter Margolis, MD, PhD Co-Director, James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation Chair in Improvement Science Professor of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, Ohio
	​Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN Marian S. Ware Professor in Gerontology Director of the NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	​Lloyd Provost, MS Statistician Associates in Process Improvement Austin, Texas
	​Nelson P. Repenning Distinguished Professor of System Dynamics and Organization Studies MIT Sloan School of Management Cambridge, Massachusetts
	Eric C. Schneider, MD, MSc, FACP Executive Vice President National Committee for Quality Assurance Washington, DC
​	​Amar Shah, MD Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and Chief Quality Officer East London NHS Foundation Trust London, England