Stefan Gildemeister is the Minnesota State Health Economist. He also directs the Health Economics Program at the Minnesota Department of Health. As part of his responsibilities, Mr. Gildemeister advises policy makers and the Administration on a broad set of health policy and reform issues. He also directs applied policy analysis and health services research for the state of Minnesota covering topics, such as health care costs, access to health care, provider performance, and health care market trends.

Mr. Gildemeister holds degrees in economics and business administration from the New School for Social Research, New York, and the University of Bremen, Germany