Felicia Knaul is the director of University of Miami’s Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas and a professor at the Miller School of Medicine’s Department of Public Health Sciences. She is also a full member of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and holds several secondary appointments. Knaul most recently served as director of the Harvard Global Equity Initiative (HGEI) and associate professor at Harvard Medical School. Her research focuses on global health, cancer and breast cancer in low- and middle-income countries, women and health, health systems and reform, gender equity and female labor force participation. Knaul holds a M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University.