Commissioners
The Commission brings together recognized leaders with a breadth of experience and accomplishment across many diverse fields. They have an exceptional and timely opportunity to leverage their collective insights in shaping U.S. global health efforts by defining goals and priorities for the next decade and beyond, articulating guiding principles for U.S. action, and identifying the architectural elements essential to a long-term implementation strategy.
Commission Co-Chairs
William J. Fallon
(Co-Chair), Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Helene D. Gayle
(Co-Chair), President & CEO, CARE
Commissioners
Christopher J. Elias
President & CEO, PATH
Representative Keith Ellison
(D-MN)
William J. Fallon
(Co-Chair), Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired)
William H. Frist
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader
Helene D. Gayle
(Co-Chair), President & CEO, CARE
Representative Kay Granger
(R-TX)
John J. Hamre
President & CEO, CSIS; Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense
Muhtar Kent
President & CEO, The Coca-Cola Company
Peter Lamptey
President, Public Health Programs, Family Health International
Margaret G. McGlynn
President for Global Vaccines & Infectious Diseases, Merck & Co.
Michael Merson
Director of the Global Health Institute, Duke University
Patricia E. Mitchell
President & CEO, The Paley Center for Media
Surya N. Mohapatra
President & CEO, Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
Thomas R. Pickering
Vice Chairman, Hills & Company
Peter Piot
Director, Institute for Global Health Imperial College London; Former Director of UNAIDS
Karen Remley
Commissioner, Virginia Department of Health
Judith Rodin
President, The Rockefeller Foundation
Joe Rospars
Founding Partner, Blue State Digital
Robert E. Rubin
Co-Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations; Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Senator Jeanne Shaheen
(D-NH)
Donna E. Shalala
President, University of Miami
Senator Olympia Snowe
(R-ME)
Debora L. Spar
President, Barnard College
Rex Tillerson
President & CEO, Exxon Mobil Corporation
Rajeev Venkayya
Director of Global Health Delivery, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Blog
- POSTPONED: Report Launch: CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy
Due to Washington's inclement weather and the forecast of more to come soon, we have decided to postpone the February 10th Launch of the Report of the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy. We will soon provide updated information on our revised plans for the launch. - The Safety of Food and Drug Imports
CSIS hosted an address by Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the 21st Commissioner of Food and Drugs at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Essay Winner Spotlight: Health Policy, Governance and Accountability
Highlight of the award winning essay by Rodrigo Arnez-Rojas, 2nd place professional/non-student winner of the CSIS Smart Global Health Essay Contest. Rodrigo's essay focuses on health policy, governance and accountability. - Confronting the Tough Challenges in HIV Prevention
The United States Global AIDS Administrator, Ambassador Eric Goosby, came to CSIS on Tuesday January 19 to discuss the expanded role of prevention in the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), as part of the joint CSIS and University of Miami Knight Center for International Media Global Challenge Series. - Senator Frist Documents Humanitarian Trip to Haiti
We've been following Senator Frist as he's spent the last week with Samaritan's Purse delivering medical care and supplies to the people in Haiti. - Essay Winner Spotlight: Reducing Global Health Disparities
Highlight of the award winning essay by Michael Strong, 1st place student winner of the CSIS Smart Global Health Essay Contest. Andrew's essay is titled: "Improving Global Health through Research, Education, and International Collaboration." - Bill Frist Travels to Haiti for Medical Mission with Supplies
The medical need in Haiti is desperate -- in particular for surgeons. Bill Frist has decided to join fellow physicians in Haiti and will be blogging daily to report what is happening on the ground.
Podcast
- FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg: The Safety of Food and Drug Imports
- Improving Global Health Through Policy, Governance and Accountability
- Improving Global Health through Research, Education, and International Collaboration
- Improving Global Health Through Scientific Development
- Anthony Fauci: the Future of Global HIV Treatment and Prevention