Sir Jeremy Farrar

Sir Jeremy Farrar joined Wellcome as director in 2013. He is a member of the UK government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, the UK Vaccine Taskforce and the Principles Group of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator, and chairs the World Health Organization’s R&D Blueprint Advisory Group. In 2018 he received the President Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian of the Year Award and in 2019 was knighted for services to global health.