Herminia Palacio

Dr. Herminia Palacio, MD, MPH, was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio as a member of the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York on June 10, 2021 to a term that ends June 2028.

Dr. Palacio is a public health emergency management expert with more than 30 years of experience across a broad range of sectors, including governmental public health; nonprofit, academic and clinical medicine; and philanthropy.

Dr. Palacio is the President and CEO of the Guttmacher Institute, a leading research and policy organization focused on advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights in the United States and globally.

Prior to joining Guttmacher, Dr. Palacio was the NYC Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services. In that role, she coordinated transformation efforts across the city’s public health and health care system, and she oversaw 11 city agencies and mayoral offices that, with a total budget of $24 billion, protect the health and well-being of all New Yorkers.