For Immediate Release
Friday, Oct. 11, 2024
Contact:
Yvonne Hylton yvonne.hylton@nih.gov
Public Health Executive Jack Leslie Appointed Chair of NIH Clinical Center Research Hospital Board
Jack Leslie, an internationally renowned public health thought leader and strategist, has been named the new chair of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center Research Hospital Board (CCRHB).
The CCRHB is comprised of experts in biomedicine, healthcare administration and public health, as well as patient representatives, who advise NIH leadership on the hospital's operations especially around safety, clinical quality, and regulatory compliance. Leslie, who first joined the CCRHB in 2022, succeeds the late Dr. Norvell "Van" Coots as chair.
"Jack Leslie is a visionary leader dedicated to improving human health. Throughout his storied career, he has been called upon by governments, non-profits, and major corporations to advise on the world's most vexing health challenges," said Dr. James K. Gilman, CEO of the NIH Clinical Center. "We are fortunate and grateful to have someone with his vast experience and perspective as chair of the CCRHB."
Leslie also currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and is a distinguished professor at Georgetown University and a senior visiting fellow at the Duke Global Health Institute. He is the former chairman of Weber Shandwick, a global public relations firm.
He has been an advisor to the World Health Organization (WHO) and The Global Fund, as well as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. He is a member of the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations.
In 2003, President George W. Bush appointed Leslie to serve on the Board of Directors of the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF), and he was later named the board's chairman by President Barack Obama in 2009 (and was re-confirmed for the position by the U.S. Senate in 2016). He is former Chairman of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid and a former Chairman of the Board of USA for UNHCR (the UN refugee agency).
With a 70-year history of medical discovery, the NIH Clinical Center – sometimes referred to as America's Research Hospital – sees patients from all 50 states and around the world who qualify for its research studies in common and rare diseases.
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About the NIH Clinical Center: The NIH Clinical Center is the world's largest hospital entirely devoted to clinical research. It is a national resource that makes it possible to rapidly translate scientific observations and laboratory discoveries into new approaches for diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease. Greater than 1,600 clinical research studies are conducted at the NIH Clinical Center, including those focused on cancer, infectious diseases, blood disorders, heart disease, lung disease, alcoholism and drug abuse. For more information about the Clinical Center, visit www.cc.nih.gov.
About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.