Laurie Garrett

Laurie Garrett is a distinguished public speaker and writer with extensive experience in global health journalism. Currently affiliated with the Creative Artists Agency as a public speaker since January 2000, Garrett also works as a freelance writer, speaker, and policy analyst since September 2017, contributing to Foreign Policy since 2014. Garrett authored significant works, including "Coming Plague" and "Betrayal of Trust," and served as a Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations from March 2004 to September 2017. Previous roles include a science writer at Newsday from June 1988 to March 2004, focusing on critical health issues, and a science correspondent for National Public Radio from 1980 to 1988. Education includes a BA in Biochemistry from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a Journalism Fellowship in Infectious Diseases from Harvard University School of Public Health.