Marie-Paule Kieny

Dr. Kieny was appointed Assistant Director-General of the WHO in October 2010 where she led the Innovation, Information, Evidence and Research cluster until 2012, and the Health Systems and Innovation cluster until 30 June 2017. Prior to these roles, she directed the WHO Initiative for Vaccine Research where her successes included the development and licensing of new vaccines for meningitis A and pandemic influenza for developing countries. In 2014-2016, Dr. Kieny led WHOs Ebola research activities. She also conducted the organisations R&D response to Zika as well as the preparation of an R&D Blueprint to accelerate global preparedness for future epidemics. Before her tenure at the WHO, Dr. Kieny was Assistant Scientific Director of Transgene and Director of Research at the Institute of Virology, Institut National de la Sant et de la Recherche Mdicale (INSERM).