Stephen Matlin

Prof Stephen Matlin is a former Executive Director of the Global Forum for Health Research (GFHR), promoting health research for the needs of low- and middle-income countries. He worked in academia for over 20 years, researching, teaching and consulting in medicinal, biological and analytical chemistry. In 1995, he left academia to work full time in international development, holding senior positions in the Commonwealth Secretariat and UK Department for International Development, before joining GFHR. He has served on the governing bodies of the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative, Initiative for Cardiovascular Health in Developing Countries and Steering Committee of the Netherlands Global Programme in Health Policy and Health Systems Research. He was a co-founder and co-chair of Global Health Europe. He is currently a Visiting Professor in the Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London.