Date:
Thursday, October 6, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location:
Zoom
Global and Community Health Seminar Series
A Conversation with Román Macaya
Public Health Leadership at National Scale: How a Pandemic, Innovation, and Diplomacy Strengthened a Health System
Presented by:
Román Macaya, PhD, MBA
HSPH Richard L. and Ronay A. Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow
Executive President of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (2018-2022) & Ambassador of Costa Rica to the United States (2014-2018)
Thursday, October 6, 2022
12:00-1:00PM EDT
Speaker Bio: Román Macaya is a Costa Rican scientist, entrepreneur, diplomat, and public servant. Recently, he served as the executive president and chairman of the board of Costa Rican Social Security (CCSS), the institution that finances and provides universal public healthcare and manages the country’s largest pension fund. In this role, he led the healthcare response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to leading the CCSS, Macaya served as Costa Rica’s ambassador to the United States from 2014 through 2018. As ambassador, Macaya promoted science diplomacy in fields such as biomedical research, space, water, and biodiversity. He also strengthened cooperation in security, migratory matters, environmental conservation, and the arts, in addition to supporting foreign investment. Macaya worked with the White House, State Department, Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Congress to strengthen Costa Rica´s capabilities in drug interdiction, resulting in the largest multi-year appropriations for Costa Rica in over 30 years.
See also: Global and Community Health