Mitchell H. Katz is a public health physician and administrator who, as the president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, is renowned for improving health care for vulnerable urban populations by leading major initiatives like NYC Care, which provides universal health care to uninsured New Yorkers.
Laurie Hallmark is a mental health lawyer who advocates for individuals with serious mental illness by developing personalized Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs) to help them gain control over their care and avoid repeated hospitalization, homelessness, and incarceration.
Homer Venters is a physician and nationally recognized expert on health and justice, renowned for his work to improve healthcare for incarcerated individuals and for his book, Life and Death in Rikers Island.
Yasmin Hurd is an internationally recognized neuroscientist and professor who is renowned for her groundbreaking research on the neurobiology and genetics of drug addiction, including pioneering studies on cannabidiol (CBD) as a potential treatment for opioid addiction.
Sandro Galea is a prominent physician and epidemiologist, renowned for his work on how social and economic factors influence the health of vulnerable populations.
Matt Hepburn is a retired U.S. Army infectious diseases physician and a leading expert in pandemic preparedness, who is currently directing a Department of Defense initiative focused on using new technologies to rapidly develop vaccines and treatments for future health threats.
Dr. Leor Weinberger is a distinguished virologist and professor, renowned for his pioneering work in developing new antiviral therapies, including the first-ever Therapeutic Interfering Particles (TIPs) to combat viruses like HIV.
Peter Piot is a world-renowned microbiologist and global health leader who, as the co-discoverer of the Ebola virus and founding Executive Director of UNAIDS, has dedicated his career to fighting infectious diseases.
Jeremy Farrar is using his deep experience fighting infectious disease outbreaks like SARS, bird flu, and COVID-19 to guide the world’s response to future health crises.
Neurosurgeon Dr. Kevin J. Tracey pioneered the field of bioelectronic medicine by discovering the inflammatory reflex—the mechanism by which the vagus nerve controls the immune system—and translating that finding into tiny nerve-stimulating devices for treating chronic inflammatory diseases.