FORA.tv Speaker - Margaret A. Hamburg

Margaret A. Hamburg is Senior Scientist at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), a non-profit organization that seeks to strengthen global security by reducing the risk of use and preventing the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. Dr. Hamburg previously served as NTI's Vice President for the Biological Program and now provides strategic advice and expertise in her current post. Before coming to NTI, Dr. Hamburg was Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She is a physician and expert in public health and bioterrorism. Dr. Hamburg also served as Commissioner of Health for the City of New York and as Assistant Director of the Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. She is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science, the Intelligence Science Board and the Council on Foreign Relations.