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.

Veronica Campbell, PhD (Chair)
Bursar & Director of Strategic Innovation
Office of the Provost, Trinity College Dublin

Maria C. Carrillo, PhD
Chief Science Officer, Alzheimer's Association

Lea Grinberg, MD, PhD
Executive Committee Member, GBHI
Associate Professor of Neurology and Pathology, University of California, San Francisco

S. Andrew Josephson, MD
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 L. Miller, MD
Co-Director, GBHI
Professor of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco

Lorina Naci, PhD, MsC
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

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.

Lea Grinberg, MD, PhD
Executive Committee Member, GBHI
Associate Professor of Neurology and Pathology, University of California, San Francisco

Brian Lawlor, MD
Deputy Executive Director, GBHI
Professor of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin

Bruce L. Miller, MD
Co-Director, GBHI
Professor of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco

Lorina Naci, PhD, MsC
Executive Committee Member, GBHI
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin

Ian Robertson, PhD
Co-Director, GBHI
Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin

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