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Julio Frenk

Julio Frenk, MD, PhD, MPH, is Dean of the Faculty and T&G Angelopoulos Professor of Public Health and International Development at the Harvard School of Public Health. He serves as Chair of the Board of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington (IHME). Dr. Frenk assumed the position at Harvard after serving as a Senior Fellow in the Global Health Program of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and as President of the Carso Health Institute in Mexico City, a foundation focusing on health-systems innovations in Latin America.

Dr. Frenk served as Minister of Health of Mexico from 2000 to 2006. His administration was involved in an ambitious effort to provide universal health insurance. This program is expanding access to quality care and financial protection for almost 50 million Mexicans, most of them poor, who were previously uninsured.

Frenk’s career has also included executive positions at the World Health Organization and the Mexican Health Foundation. He was the founding Director-General of the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico and was awarded the position of National Researcher in his country. He is a member of several professional associations, including the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science in the United States. Among the 29 books and monographs he has authored are two best-selling novels for youth explaining the functions of the human body.

Dr. Frenk holds a medical degree from the National University of Mexico, as well as a Master’s of Public Health and a joint doctorate in Medical Care Organization and in Sociology from the University of Michigan.

In sum, Julio Frenk has gained substantial experience over a 25-year career covering leadership positions in all major aspects of public health: research, teaching, independent policy analysis, institution building, international cooperation, and national public service.

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/administrative-offices/deans-office/julio-frenk-dean/