David Novillo

Currently, he works as unit head at the World Health Organization, coordinating the digital health flagship initiative and the data, metrics and analytics portfolio. Prior to joining WHO/Europe, he served as coordinator of the eHealth programme at the Pan American Health Organization from 2010-2018. Furthermore, David served from 2006 to 2010 as a Technical Officer for the Ministry of Health of Spain, where he was appointed Executive Advisor to the Minister. David obtained his Masters and Ph.D. in Information Sciences from the University Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M). He also received a Masters in Public Health from the University of Bordeaux and the Public University of Navarre. He currently sits on the editorial board of the International Journal of Medical Informatics. In addition, he serves pro bono as an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at University College London and as an Adjunct Professor on biomedical informatics at the University of Utah.