Michele Barry, MD, FACP, FASTMH is the Drs. Ben and A. Jess Shenson Professor of Medicine and Tropical Diseases, Director of the Center for Innovation in Global Health, and Senior Associate Dean for Global Health at Stanford University. She is the Co-Founder and Director of the Yale/Stanford Johnson & Johnson Global Health Scholar Award program and a past President of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Dean Barry is an elected member of the National Academy of Science Medicine and has been selected for Best Doctors in America. She is the 2018 recipient of AMWA’s highest award – the Elizabeth Blackwell medal for creating pathways for women in medicine.