Dr. Vanessa Bradford Kerry is a distinguished physician, educator, and global health leader currently serving as the World Health Organization Special Envoy for Health Resilience, and as Director of Global Health and Climate Policy at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts, US. She is also Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Seed Global Health, an international non-profit that has trained more than 50,000 health professionals across sub-Saharan Africa.

Dr. Kerry has held academic and clinical leadership roles at Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Massachusetts General Hospital. She trained as critical care physician and focuses on clinical education. Her work centers on strengthening health systems, expanding the global health workforce, and addressing the connections among climate change, health, security, and economic resilience. A widely published author and internationally recognized speaker, Dr. Kerry advises governments, multilateral organizations, and private-sector partners and has contributed to global forums, including the United Nations General Assembly, World Health Assembly, and World Economic Forum.