Brian Ahmedani
TIME magazine has named Henry Ford Health director of research for Behavioral Health Services Brian Ahmedani to the 2026 TIME100 Health List of the World’s Most Influential Leaders in Health.
Ahmedani is recognized in the Innovators category for his work advancing Henry Ford Health’s Zero Suicide model, proven to reduce suicide rates by 25 percent. In 2025, he published new research in JAMA Network Open demonstrating the model’s effectiveness.
“We pursue zero because we don’t accept that we shouldn’t try to prevent every single suicide,” Ahmendai says. “We’re not going to stop until we do.”
The 2026 TIME100 Health spotlights the 100 most influential leaders in health this year. As the global order has shifted, these titans, innovators, leaders, pioneers, and catalysts have pushed new ideas—from gene therapies to regulatory agencies — ahead to build healthier populations around the world.
The full list is available here.