Tom Frieden | |
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16th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
In office June 8, 2009 – January 20, 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Julie Gerberding |
Succeeded by | Brenda Fitzgerald |
Health Commissioner of New York City | |
In office January 2002 – May 18, 2009 | |
Mayor | Michael Bloomberg |
Preceded by | Neal Cohen |
Succeeded by | Tom Farley |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | December 7, 1960
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Barbara Chang |
Relations | Jeffry Frieden (brother) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Oberlin College (BA) Columbia University (MPH, MD) |
Thomas R. Frieden (born December 7, 1960) is an American infectious disease and public health physician. He serves as president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, a $225 million, five-year initiative to prevent epidemics and cardiovascular disease.[1][2][3][4][5]
He was the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and he was the administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry from 2009 to 2017,[6][7] appointed by President Barack Obama.[8]
As a commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene from 2002 to 2009 he came to some prominence for banning smoking in the city's restaurants as well as the serving of trans fat.[9]