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Dr. Tom Frieden, Resolve to Save Lives
President and CEO
Conversations with Dr. Tom Frieden
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Dr. Tom Frieden Biography
Dr. Tom Frieden is the founder and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, a global health organization that accelerates action against the world's deadliest health threats. Resolve to Save Lives has worked with governments and other partners in more than 60 countries to save millions of lives. Dr. Tom Frieden previously served as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and New York City Health Commissioner, where he led efforts that increased life expectancy by 3 years and helped end major health crises including the largest US outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, the 2014 West Africa Ebola epidemic, and responses to H1N1, Zika, and other threats. He also helped start Mayor Michael Bloomberg's global health philanthropy, particularly the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use. A member of the National Academy of Medicine, his work has appeared in medical journals including The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and The Lancet as well as media outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.
His book, The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives—Including Your Own, distills four decades of public health leadership into a clear, actionable framework to prevent unnecessary deaths. The book bridges the gap between what we know and what we do, showing how to save lives at scale. Proceeds from the book will go to projects Resolve to Save Lives supports in the fight for health progress around the world.