Rich Besser | |
|---|---|
 Besser in January 2009 | |
| Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
| In office January 22, 2009 – June 8, 2009 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Julie Gerberding |
| Succeeded by | Tom Frieden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 29, 1959 |
| Relatives | Annie Lennox (sister-in-law) |
| Education | Williams College (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MD) |
Richard E. Besser (born August 29, 1959) is an American doctor and executive who has served as president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation since April 2017. Besser served as the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) from January to June 2009. He was ABC News' former chief health and medical editor.[1] Besser is a brother-in-law to Scottish singer Annie Lennox.
- ^ "Dr. Richard Besser of the CDC joins ABC"; accessed October 22, 2014.