Dr. Philippe Duneton has more than 25 years’ experience in the fields of HIV/AIDS, infectious and tropical diseases and public health. As Unitaid’s executive director, he has led the organization’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, playing a vital role as the co-lead of the therapeutics arm of the Access to COVID Tools Accelerator. Previously, he was a practicing doctor at La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris (infections diseases department) and was twice adviser to the French Ministry of Health under Minister Bernard Kouchner.