Eric Brichto

Vice President of Accreditation Operations and Counsel

Eric Brichto is the Vice President of Accreditation Operations and Counsel for the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education, CAHME. In this role, he is responsible for administration of CAHME’s accreditation activities.

He joined CAHME in January 2013 as a Manager of Operations. In this role he was responsible for managing the Candidacy Committee and Standards Council. He was promoted to Director & Counsel in September 2014 with responsibilities for the Accreditation Council, eAccreditation, and Annual Reporting. In July 2017, Eric was promoted to the Vice President of Accreditation Operations and Counsel role in recognition of his leadership.

Prior to joining CAHME, Eric worked for the Social Security Administration assisting SSA attorneys in the prosecution of social security fraud. He is active in the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA) where he serves on the Good Practice Task Force. He is also a member of the NCAF Benchmarks & Metrics Subcommittee.

Eric received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore School of Law and his bachelor’s from the George Washington University (English). He a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.