Registration Opens November 17th.
The Impact of Global Health
Thomas Bollyky
Bloomberg Chair in Global Health and senior fellow for international economics, law and development at the Council on Foreign Relations
Founding editor of Think Global Health
Wednesday, December 9th, 2026
1:00- 2:00pm
SUNY Global Center
116 East 55th Street
New York City
Also available on Zoom
About the Topic
Global health has become a critical pillar of international policy due to its direct influence on economic stability, national security and sustainable development. Infectious disease outbreaks, chronic illnesses, and unequal access to healthcare can reduce labor productivity, disrupt global supply chains, strain public finance and exacerbate social inequalities. Global health crises can impact the flow of people, interrupt trade and business. How can we create opportunities for cooperation and better health through diplomacy and international organizations.
About the Speaker
Thomas J. Bollyky is the inaugural Bloomberg Chair in Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), where he directs the global health program. He is also CFR’s senior fellow for international economics, law and development, and the founding editor of Think Global Health, an online magazine that examines the ways health shapes economies, societies, and everyday lives around the world.
Mr. Bollyky has testified more than a half dozen times before the U.S. Congress and foreign parliaments, and his work has appeared in a wide range of publications, from the Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times to scholarly journals, such as Science, Nature, and the New England Journal of Medicine. Bollyky’s book Plagues and the Paradox of Progress was listed as one of the top ten selling health and medicine books in 2018 and has been translated into Chinese and Japanese. Prior to coming to CFR, Bollyky served in a variety of positions in the U.S. government, most recently at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).
Mr. Bollyky received his B.A. in Biology and History from Columbia University and his J.D. from Stanford Law School.
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