Maria Freire

Maria C. Freire
Born
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Former President and Executive Director of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health

Maria C. Freire is a Peruvian-American biophysicist who was the president and executive director of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) from 2012-2021. She also is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine and Council on Foreign Relations. Freire works in global health, technology commercialization and intellectual property management, focusing on the discovery, development and access to medical interventions.[1][2]

  1. ^ "NIH Director Welcomes Three New Members to the Advisory Committee to the Director". National Institutes of Health (NIH). 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Nonprofit PRO Executive of the Year". Nonprofit PRO.