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

S. Andrew Josephson, MD
Professor of Neurology and Chair
Department of Neurology
University of California, San Francisco

Stephen McConnell, PhD
President
Civic Participation Action Fund

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Lorina Naci, PhD, MsC
Executive Committee Member
Assistant 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.

Victor Valcour, MD, PhD
Executive Director, GBHI
Professor of Geriatric Medicine in Neurology, University of California, San Francisco

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

Kyle Pusateri, MA, MPH
Chief Operations Officer, GBHI

Anne-Marie Glynn, PhD
Deputy Chief Operations Officer, GBHI

Rosalie Gearhart, RN, MS
Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco