Smt. Preeti Sudan, IAS
Smt. Preeti Sudan, an IAS Officer of 1983 batch from Andhra Pradesh cadre, retired as Union Health Secretary in July, 2020. She has vast experience of nearly 37 years in almost all spheres of Government Administration. In her last stint as Union Health Secretary for three years, especially the last six months, she handled the […]
Tenu Avafia
Tenu Avafia joined Unitaid in May 2022 as Deputy Executive Director, bringing with him more than 20 years of experience across public health, human rights, inclusive development, and international trade law. He has lived and worked in several low-and-middle income countries with a broad range of partners including UN Member States, civil society, private sector […]
Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN
Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN is a Law graduate of the University of Benin, and after a 14-year stint in private Law practice as a litigator, has had a public service career that spanned over two decades long. In that period of public service, he has served as Chief of Staff and Commissioner in the […]
Dr. Joanne Liu
Dr. Joanne Liu is a Canadian practicing pediatric emergency physician and professor at McGill University’s School of Population & Global Health where she focuses on polycrisis and health emergencies. Prior to joining McGill, she was the International President of Médecins Sans Frontières for over six years from 2013-2019. Through her leadership, she spearheaded the emergency […]
Dr. Raj Panjabi
Dr. Raj Panjabi joined RTSL’s Strategic Advisory Board in 2025.
Ambassador Dr. John N. Nkengasong
Ambassador Dr. John N. Nkengasong sits on Resolve to Save Lives Strategic Advisory Board.
Dr. A. Muruganathan
Dr. A. Muruganathan is an eminent physician recognized worldwide for his exceptional achievements in health care, with a focus on hypertension management, preventive cardiology, and public health.Throughout his illustrious career, Dr. Muruganathan has been honored with numerous awards, such as the prestigious Dr.B.C.Roy National Award, Tamil Semmal Award, WHL Excellence Award in Population Hypertension Prevention […]
Dr. Cherian Varghese
Dr. Cherian Varghese has been the Professor and Head of Prasanna School of Public Health, MAHE Manipal since June 2024. Dr. Varghese has worked at all levels of the World Health Organization since 2001 (WHO India office, Western Pacific Regional Office). He worked in WHO, Geneva as coordinator for NCD management between 2015 and 2024. […]
Dr. Nnenna Ezeigwe
Dr. Nnenna Ezeigwe is a Public Health Physician with a passion for improving population health through policy, health system strengthening and advocacy, which she championed in over 30 years of service in the environment and health sectors of the Nigerian public service. Dr. Ezeigwe has in-depth experience in stakeholder engagement and extensive networks in critical […]
Dr. Iruka N Okeke
Dr. Iruka Okeke is Professor of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and a Calestous Juma Science Leadership Fellow at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Dr. Okeke is a Fellow of the Nigerian and African Academies of Science. Her research group uses microbiology, genetic and genomic methods to investigate the mechanisms bacteria use to colonize humans, cause disease and […]
Dr. John-Arne Rottingen
Dr. Kelly Henning
Dr. Wilmot James
Fatima Hassan
Rt Hon. Helen Clark
Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo
Sir George Alleyne
Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar
Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar is Pro-Provost (Health) and Dean of the University College London Faculty of Population Health Sciences. Dr. Abubakar is a member of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board and Chair of the WHO Global Clinical Trials Forum. He was Head of Tuberculosis at Public Health England and previously served as the Chair of the […]
Prof. Awa Marie Coll Seck
Professor Awa Marie Coll Seck is a leading expert in Infectious Diseases and Bacteriology-Virology, holding both an MD and a PhD. Her extensive experience also includes public service as a former Senior Minister of State to the President of Senegal. She now chairs Galien Africa, where she leads the annual Galien Forum Africa and Prix […]
Dr. Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin
Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin is the Executive Director of the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program as of March 2024 and a Professor of Practice at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Lia served as the Minister of Health of Ethiopia from March 2020 to February 2024 after serving as State Minister of Health from November […]
Dr. Margaret Hamburg
Dr. Margaret (Peggy) Hamburg, an internationally recognized leader in public health and medicine, is co-president of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), an international consortium of national academies of science, medicine and engineering. Dr. Hamburg serves on the Public Broadcasting Foundation Board. Previously, she served as vice-chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board and was on the […]
Dr. Farzad Mostashari
Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM is the CEO of Aledade, a start-up he co-founded aimed at helping primary care doctors transform their practices and form accountable care organizations (ACOs). Dr. Mostashari is the former National Coordinator for Health IT at the Department of Health and Human Services and served as a distinguished expert at the Brookings […]
Mr. Sherif Sakr
Sherif Sakr is a partner in Deloitte’s US member firm and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Deloitte LLP’s Business & Global Services (BGS) with responsibilities spanning bridging strategy and operations, monitoring strategy execution, optimizing capital allocation and overseeing day-to-day business operations. He serves as member of BGS Executive Committee and member of the US member […]
Ms. Angela Sun
An experienced leader in the private, public, and non-profit sectors, Angela Sun’s career has involved bringing together data, technology, and people to achieve ambitious and transformative objectives – from leading economic development initiatives to rebuild NYC after 9/11 to helping both start-ups and global companies innovate, scale, and manage through turbulence. Angela Sun is a […]
Dr. Tom Frieden
Dr. Frieden’s book, The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives—Including Your Own (MIT Press, September 2025), distills four decades of public health leadership into a clear, actionable framework to extend healthy lives. Drawing from real-world successes and failures, the book bridges the lethal gap between scientific knowledge and life-saving action. President […]