Orin Levine  

Director, Vaccine Delivery, Global Development Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

As a director of its Global Development Program for Vaccine Delivery, Orin Levine leads the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s efforts to accelerate the introduction of new vaccines and related technologies and to improve routine immunisation systems. He is the Foundation’s focal point for engagement with Gavi.

Prior to joining the Foundation in 2012, Dr Levine was a Professor of International Health and Executive Director of the International Vaccine Access Center at the Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health. He has also served as a member of the Steering Committee of the Decade of Vaccines Collaboration and as Co-Chair of its Global Access Working Group. Dr Levine has also held the post of President, Committee on Global Health, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Dr Levine graduated from Gettysburg College (USA) and has a PhD in Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health (USA).