Rate My Professor Jirair Ratevosian

Dr. Jirair Ratevosian is a distinguished Health Science expert specializing in global health policy and security. He earned his BS from the University of California, Los Angeles, MPH from Boston University School of Public Health in 2007—for which he later received the Distinguished Alumni Award—and DrPH from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2022, with his dissertation on the early implementation review of COVAX and implications for equitable COVID-19 vaccine access. With over two decades of experience, he has held roles including Acting Chief of Staff and Health Equity Advisor to Ambassador John Nkengasong at the U.S. State Department (2021-2023), leading the $15.8 billion Global Fund replenishment; Corporate Social Responsibility Director at Gilead Sciences, advancing access in 127 countries; Legislative Director for Congresswoman Barbara Lee (2010-2014), contributing to PEPFAR reauthorization and the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus; and Deputy Director at amfAR. Currently, he serves as Associate Research Scientist at Yale School of Nursing, Hock Fellow at Duke Global Health Institute, non-resident Senior Associate at CSIS, and holds board seats with the American Public Health Association and Physicians for Human Rights. Awards include 40 Under 40 Health Leader (National Minority Quality Forum, 2018) and Out in National Security recognition (2021).