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