David H. Jiang is a second year J.D. candidate at Stanford Law School as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar. Before moving to California, he was a healthcare policy researcher at the Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery at Mayo Clinic. David’s research interests lie at the intersection of health policy, delivery, and law. His current research projects include analyzing the adverse patient outcomes of high deductible health care plans, studying the health policy implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, and developing regulatory measures for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning devices and algorithms in medicine. His work has appeared in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, the Journal of the American College of Cardiologists, Health Affairs, and the British Medical Journal.
Prior to the Mayo Clinic, David spent six years in policy and advocacy. Working with then-Representative Kim Norton, David advocated for the recognition of bilingual students by lobbying for the Minnesota Seal of Biliteracy. He served as a foreign policy intern for Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN) and campaigned for Governor Tim Walz. In college, he consulted for the United States Indo Pacific Command on the influence of violent extremism on women in Southeast Asia.
Outside of work, David is a co-founder and Chair of Oraculi, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science education in Rochester Public Schools through mentorship. He was a member of the Rochester Public Schools Foundation and sat on the Strategic Planning Committee for the Rochester Public Schools. David also served as a campaign manager in several local school board elections. In the past, David advised the Century High Mock Trial Team and sits on the Rochester Civic Music Board, where he advises the city on improving and expanding diverse programming for the City of Rochester. Between 2021-2022, Governor Tim Walz appointed David as a public member on the Minnesota Board of Nursing, where David advocates for improved nursing education, discipline, and policy.
In his spare time, David is an amateur cellist and chef, an avid reader of the classics, and consumer of news.