Health & Wellness
Public Health & Population Health
Public Health & Population Health:
The 20th Surgeon General of the United States & Executive Director of Health Equity Initiatives at Purdue
After growing up poor and Black in a Southern rural community, Jerome Adams went on to lead the 6,000 person U.S. Public Health Service as “America’s Doctor” during a worldwide pandemic.
Global Leader in Public Health, Research, Policy, and Practice; Co-founder, BioRadar and Senior Fellow at the Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Dr. Ashish K. Jha is a global leader whose career spans government, academia, global health institutions and medical practice.
24th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Alex Azar has extensive healthcare experience in the senior-most levels of the U.S. government and the private sector that gives him a unique perspective and background.
Former Surgeon General of California
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is an award-winning physician, researcher and public health leader who has spent her career on the front lines of some of our world’s most pressing public health challenges.
New York Times Bestselling Author, Regents Professor & Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota
Hailed by CNN as “the infectious disease expert who has been warning us for a decade and a half that the world will face a pandemic,” Dr. Michael Osterholm quickly became the go-to expert on the public health impact of COVID-19.
Former President of Ireland & Former Chair of The Elders
One of the world’s most respected advocates for human rights and Ireland’s first woman President, Mary Robinson leads the mission of the Mary Robinson Foundation—Climate Justice.
Award Winning Executive Physician, Former Chief Health Equity Officer & Vice President at the American Medical Association, Health Strategist
Dr. Aletha Maybank is a nationally recognized physician executive, public health leader, and renowned health strategist whose work sits at the powerful intersection of health, arts & culture and systems change.
17th Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Admiral Rachel Levine, M.D. served as the 17th Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and led the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.