About Richard Hatchett

CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a partnership of public, private, philanthropic and civil organizations working to finance and co-ordinate the development of vaccines against COVID-19 and emerging infectious disease threats.

Prior to joining CEPI, I served in the White Houses of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and designed and led medical countermeasure development programs at BARDA and NIH, including planning for and responding to H5N1 avian influenza (“bird flu”), the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, and the Ebola, MERS, and Zika epidemics.

Pragmatic, result-oriented, and engaging leader with diplomatic skills and ability to navigate complex stakeholder interaction. Strong advocate for global health security.