Our Leadership

World-class expertise in brain health and dementia
The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) is led by a Governing Board and an Executive Committee advised by a Senior Management Team. Our leadership team shares our global ambitions of equity and a passion to support our talented fellows and the diverse communities we serve.
Governing Board
The Governing Board provides the highest level of program oversight to GBHI and the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program. It holds the program accountable to its fundamental mission, vision, and values, ensuring that the program is consistent with the value of fairness, and improving the health and wellbeing of at-risk populations.
Maria C. Carrillo, PhD
Chief Science Officer, Alzheimer's Association
S. Andrew Josephson, MD (Chair)
Professor of Neurology and Chair
Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
Brian Lawlor, MD
Deputy Executive Director, GBHI
Professor of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin
Stephen McConnell, PhD
President, Civic Participation Action Fund
Bruce Miller, MD
Co-Director, GBHI
Professor of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
Lorina Naci, PhD
Executive Committee Member, GBHI
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin
Tracey Naledi, MBChB, FCPHM
Deputy Dean, Health Sciences
University of Cape Town
Ian Robertson, PhD
Co-Director, GBHI
Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin
Andrea Slachevsky, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Chile
Emma Stokes, PhD
Vice President for Global Engagement
Trinity College Dublin
Lea Tenenholz Grinberg, MD, PhD
Executive Committee Member, GBHI
Associate Professor of Neurology and Pathology, University of California, San Francisco
Victor Valcour, MD, PhD
Executive Director, GBHI
Professor of Geriatric Medicine in Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is a committee of the Governing Board and provides strategic direction to the Governing Board, including informing their process and decision-making.
Brian Lawlor, MD
Deputy Executive Director, GBHI
Professor of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin
Bruce Miller, MD
Co-Director, GBHI
Professor of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
Lorina Naci, PhD
Executive Committee Member, GBHI
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin
Ian Robertson, PhD
Co-Director, GBHI
Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin
Lea Tenenholz Grinberg, MD, PhD
Executive Committee Member, GBHI
Associate Professor of Neurology and Pathology, University of California, San Francisco
Victor Valcour, MD, PhD
Executive Director, GBHI
Professor of Geriatric Medicine in Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
Senior Management Team
The Senior Management Team manages all GBHI programs and operations.
Brian Lawlor, MD
Deputy Executive Director, GBHI
Professor of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin
Rosalie Gearhart, RN, MS
Geriatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, University of California, San Francisco
Anne-Marie Glynn, PhD
Deputy Chief Operations Officer, GBHI
Kyle Pusateri, MA, MPH
Chief Operations Officer, GBHI
Victor Valcour, MD, PhD
Executive Director, GBHI
Professor of Geriatric Medicine in Neurology, University of California, San Francisco