Dr. Seth Berkley

Dr. Seth Berkley

A medical doctor and infectious disease epidemiologist, Dr. Seth Berkley joined Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, as its CEO in 2011. In 2020, he co-created COVAX, the only global initiative working with governments and manufacturers to ensure COVID-19 vaccines are available to high- and lower-income countries. Prior to Gavi, Berkley served as president and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.

Latest Articles

Opinion: How to make Africa’s vaccine manufacturing sustainable

Opinion: How to make Africa’s vaccine manufacturing sustainable

about 3 years ago // Global health

Part of the African Union's New Public Health Order vision hinges on the AU’s goal of developing, producing, and supplying at least 60% of its vaccines by 2040. Success will depend on an improved demand system .

Opinion: The real problem with vaccine hesitancy

Opinion: The real problem with vaccine hesitancy

over 6 years ago // Vaccine hesitancy

It’s easy to blame "anti-vaxxers" for declines in vaccine coverage — but that would give them too much credit, writes Gavi CEO Seth Berkley.

Opinion: Preventing cancer the easy way

Opinion: Preventing cancer the easy way

over 7 years ago // Taking the Pulse

While we might often think of preventing cancers as having to involve a major change in behavior or a shift in public health policies, Gavi argues there’s a much easier way: Vaccinations. Seth Berkley explains.

Opinion: We need more ambitious global health targets

Opinion: We need more ambitious global health targets

over 8 years ago // Focus On: Global Health

The way we’re measuring progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals could hamper our chances of success, writes Gavi CEO Dr. Seth Berkley.

Opinion: Bridging supply and demand

Opinion: Bridging supply and demand

about 9 years ago // Making Markets Work

If countries are crying out for innovations and innovators are keen to scale up their solutions, why the struggle for demand and funding? Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance CEO Dr. Seth Berkley writes in this guest commentary that the most promising innovative ideas and technologies must be identified and looks at how they can be connected with influential public and private sector leaders.

Measles — the canary in the coalmine

Measles — the canary in the coalmine

over 9 years ago // Focus On: Global Health

Outbreaks of infectious diseases show us how we must bolster our defenses to achieve global health security. In this exclusive guest commentary, Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, marks World Immunization Week by discussing the importance of improving routine immunization to boost population immunity.

The benefits of PPPs in global health

The benefits of PPPs in global health

almost 12 years ago // Best Buys in Global Health

In a time of tight official aid budgets, only the private sector can take global health efforts to the next level. GAVI Alliance CEO Seth Berkeley reviews several examples of successful public-private partnerships in a guest opinion for PSI Impact.

GAVI Alliance to address the next vaccine challenge: Supply chains

GAVI Alliance to address the next vaccine challenge: Supply chains

over 12 years ago // New York #GlobalDev Week

No one likes it when a delivery fails to show, but when it happens with vaccines it costs lives, writes GAVI Alliance CEO Seth Berkley. Read how the alliance is convening a supply chain ‘Center of Excellence’ to leverage private-sector expertise to improve stock monitoring, data analysis and other elements vital to vaccine delivery.