Richard E Besser
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Richard E. Besser, MD, is President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation since 2017.
A pediatrician and epidemiologist, he served as Acting Director of the CDC and ATSDR (2009) and was ABC News chief health and medical editor. Named one of TIME100 Philanthropy in 2026.
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- Williams College · BA Economics
- University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine · MD1986
- Johns Hopkins University Hospital · Residency & Chief Residency in Pediatrics
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