Daniel E. Dawes
Daniel E. Dawes, JD, was elected to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Board of Trustees in January 2025, effective April 22, 2025.
Daniel is a healthcare and public health leader, health policy expert, educator, and researcher who serves as senior vice president of global health at Meharry Medical College and founding dean of the School of Global Health. Daniel previously served as vice president and executive director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine.
Daniel has written several books, including 150 Years of ObamaCare and The Political Determinants of Health. His passion for addressing health inequities is exemplified in his unyielding commitment to building collaboratives, including the National COVID-19 Resiliency Network and the Health Equity Leadership & Exchange Network. He also led the development of the nation’s first Health Equity Tracker.
Daniel is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and an elected fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine. He has served on several boards, commissions, and councils focused on improving health outcomes and elevating health equity in the United States and around the world.
Born in Nebraska, Daniel received a JD from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a BS in both business administration and psychology from Nova Southeastern University.
