Roderick King, MD, MPH

Roderick King is the CEO of the Florida Institute for Health Innovation, Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, holds faculty appointments at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department Public Health Sciences, and Massachusetts General Hospital Disparities Solutions Center. He recently served as the Chairman of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Minority Health and from 2010-2011, he served as the Senior Advisor to the Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

King’s academic consulting roles focus on minority health policy and improving the health of underserved communities via leadership and organizational change to address health disparities, health workforce development and diversity. In particular, he has worked to improve the health of communities nationally through community organizing and collaborative leadership efforts designed to create aligned actions and measurable results. His cross-sector work with leaders to build healthier communities have made measurable improvements in health outcomes domestically and internationally.