The Task Force for Global Health, Inc.
Dave Ross, ScD, has extensive experience in public health and management, currently serving as the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Task Force for Global Health since May 2016. Prior to this role, Dr. Ross spent 16 years as Director of The Task Force's Public Health Informatics Institute, where strategic initiatives were guided under their leadership. Dr. Ross also contributed as Vice President for Program Development at The Task Force, aiding the organization in becoming a prominent nonprofit serving over 150 countries. Additional experience includes positions at Cerner Corporation as Project Executive, the Centers for Disease Control as Associate Director for Informatics, and Wyman Park Health System as Vice President. Dr. Ross began their career at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab as an Associate Engineer. An alumnus of the University of Colorado Boulder, Dr. Ross holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering and a Doctor of Science in Operations Research from The Johns Hopkins University.
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The Task Force for Global Health, Inc.
The Task Force for Global Health is an international, nonprofit organization that works to improve health of people most in need, primarily in developing countries. Founded in 1984 by global health pioneer Dr. Bill Foege, The Task Force consists of programs focused on neglected tropical diseases, vaccines, field epidemiology, public health informatics, and health workforce development. The Task Force works in partnership with ministries of health and hundreds of organizations, including major pharmaceutical companies that donate billions of dollars annually in essential medicines. Major funders include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, de Beaumont Foundation, U.S. Agency for International Development, Sightsavers, Pfizer, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, and GSK. The Task Force team consists of 120 scientists, program experts, logisticians, and other global health professionals. It is affiliated with Emory University, headquartered in Decatur, Georgia, and has regional offices in Guatemala and Ethiopia. The Task Force currently supports work in 151 countries.