Christopher D. Carroll, MSc, has over thirty-five years’ experience leading behavioral health organizations. His expertise in payment systems, innovative program and policy development, and advancing legislative intent have improved mental health and substance use service provision at the federal, state, and local levels. Mr. Carroll has an extensive background in health economics, behavioral health administration and financing, public health program implementation, organizational management, and behavioral health systems operations.
Since 2004, Mr. Carroll has held a variety of positions within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration advising senior leadership on health policy and program development, strategic planning, organizational alignment, and legislative issues. As SAMHSA’s Director of Health Financing and Systems Integration, Mr. Carroll advised SAMHSA Administrators, Assistant Secretaries, and senior HHS leadership; led internal and external engagements that maintained valued public and private sector relationships; and shaped the agency’s activities to advance public and private financing of behavioral health services. Mr. Carroll also recently served as Senior Advisor for Behavioral Health to the Director of the Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services providing guidance on implementing and coordinating complex and high-priority behavioral health initiatives.
Prior to his work at SAMHSA, Mr. Carroll served in the private sector as Director of Behavioral Health Operations for the Sisters of Mercy Healthcare Network for 15 years. Mr. Carroll received his B.Sc. in Organizational Management from John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and M.Sc. in International Health Economics and Policy from SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan, Italy.