Greg Frank | Director global public policy
Merck

Greg Frank is Director, Global Public Policy with Merck & Co, where he leads global antimicrobial resistance and pandemic preparedness policy. Previously Dr. Frank served as Senior Director, Infectious Disease Policy at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), where he led several infectious diseases policy issues, including AMR and vaccine regulatory & reimbursement policy. Prior to BIO, Dr. Frank led science and diagnostics policy at the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Dr. Frank is a member of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Forum on Microbial Threats, the Leadership Council of the National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistant Research and Education, and the expert advisory committee for the Partnership to Fight Infectious Diseases.  He is also a Board member on the AMR Industry Alliance and a member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on the Future of Tackling AMR.  Previously, Dr. Frank has served on the U.S. Presidential Advisory Committee on Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria) and joined expert advisory committees of the Access to Medicines Foundation AMR Benchmark, the Global AMR R&D Hub. Dr. Frank received his doctorate in immunology at the University of Pittsburgh and pursued his postdoctoral training at the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases.