Dr. Luis Pizarro has been leading the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) since September 2022. He is a physician and global health leader. He is the founder and a member of the think tank Global Health 2030, scientific advisor for global health at Sciences Po Paris, and a board member of Sidaction. From 2007 to 2019, he served as the first CEO of Solthis, a leading health organization in West and Central Africa. In 2020, he joined Unitaid to lead its HIV portfolio.

Born in Chile and trained as a physician in Paris, he holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from Sciences Po and an Executive MBA in Public Health jointly awarded by the School of Advanced Studies in Public Health (EHESP), the London School of Economics, and ESCP European Business School.

Luis is a member of the ASU-GHI Strategic Orientation Committee.