Watch on YouTube. Moderator: Mary Bassett Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights Speaker: Helen Clark Helen Clark is a respected global leader on sustainable development, gender equality and international co-operation. She served three successive terms as Prime Minister of New Zealand between 1999 and 2008. While in government, she led policy debate on a wide range of economic, social, environmental and cultural issues, including sustainability and climate change. She then became the United Nations … Continue reading “Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008”
Watch on YouTube. Moderator: Walter Willett Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Speaker: Dan Glickman Dan Glickman is a well-recognized leader in the fields of agriculture, nutrition, hunger, bipartisan politics and public policy following a long career in the federal government, advocacy and non-profit arenas. Glickman is a senior counselor and chair of the International Advisory Board at APCO Worldwide and is a long-time board member and now a lead director of the … Continue reading “Dan Glickman, Professor of Agriculture and Nutrition, Tufts University”
Read the reflection article by Amrutha Denduluri Voices in Leadership During Crises: John Whyte Live webcast was streamed on our Facebook, YouTube, and Voices in Leadership website on Thursday, April 29, 2021, 12:00 – 12:45 PM ET. Watch on YouTube. Moderator: Barry Bloom Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson Research Professor of Public Health Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health John Whyte Chief Medical Officer, WebMD Dr. John Whyte is a physician and corporate executive with a unique combination … Continue reading “John Whyte, Chief Medical Officer, WebMD”
Voices in Leadership During Crises: Ayanna Pressley Live webcast was streamed on our Facebook, YouTube, and Voices in Leadership website on Thursday, April 8, 2021, 12:00 – 12:45 PM ET. Watch on YouTube. Moderators: Michelle A. Williams, Dean of the Faculty, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Jeffrey Sánchez, Former Massachusetts State Representative; Lecturer, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Ayanna Pressley, Representative (D-MA 7th district) Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is an activist, a legislator, a survivor, and the first woman … Continue reading “Ayanna Pressley, Representative (D-MA 7th district)”
Read the reflection article by Simone Wahnschafft Improving the Public’s Health: A Conversation about Leadership with Dr. Leana Wen Watch on YouTube. Tuesday, January 14, 2020. Dr. Leana Wen is an emergency physician, public health leader, and a passionate advocate for patient-centered healthcare reform. The author of the critically-acclaimed book, When Doctors Don’t Listen, her TED talk on transparency in medicine has been viewed over 2 million times. In 2019, Dr. Wen was named one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most … Continue reading “Leana S. Wen, MD, MSc. former President/CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America”
Read the reflection article by Meg Salvia Medicine, Academia, and the Syrian Refugee Crisis: A Conversation with Dr. Fadlo Khuri Watch on YouTube. Tuesday, November 5, 2020. Dr. Fadlo R. Khuri is the 16thpresident of the American University of Beirut (AUB) and professor of medicine (hematology and medical oncology) at the Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center. He assumed office on September 1, 2015. Prior to joining AUB, he was professor and chairman of the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, … Continue reading “Fadlo Khuri, 16th president of the American University of Beirut (AUB)”
Read a reflection article by Lamees El-Sadek. Universal Healthcare: An Idea Whose Time Has Come? Watch on YouTube. Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 Donna E. Shalala is Trustee Professor of Political Science and Health Policy at the University of Miami. She served as President of the Clinton Foundation from June 2015 to March 2017; President of the University of Miami from 2001 to 2015; President of Hunter College of the City University of New York from 1980 to 1987; and Chancellor … Continue reading “Donna Shalala, former President of the Clinton Foundation”
Read a reflection article by Writing Fellow Phillip Murray. Watch her previous Voices in Leadership talk from February 2016 here. Public Health, Science and Leadership Watch on YouTube. Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Gina McCarthy was appointed by President Obama in 2009 as assistant administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air and Radiation, and was subsequently named EPA administrator in 2013. A longtime public servant and progressive leader, she previously served as commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, deputy secretary … Continue reading “Gina McCarthy, former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Menschel Senior Fellow at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health”
