Our Leadership

World-class expertise in brain health and dementia

The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) is led by a Governing Board and an Executive Committee. Our leadership team shares our global ambitions of equity and a passion to support our talented fellows and the diverse communities we serve.

Governing Board

The Governing Board provides the highest level of program oversight to GBHI and the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program. It holds the program accountable to its fundamental mission, vision, and values, ensuring that the program is consistent with the value of fairness, and improving the health and wellbeing of at-risk populations.

Maria C. Carrillo, PhD
Chief Science Officer, Alzheimer's Association

S. Andrew Josephson, MD 
Professor of Neurology and Chair
Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco

Brian Lawlor, MD
Site Director, GBHI, Trinity 
Professor of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin

Stephen McConnell, PhD
President, Civic Participation Action Fund

Bruce Miller, MD
Founding Director, GBHI, UCSF
Professor of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco

Lorina Naci, PhD
Executive Committee Member, GBHI
Associate Professor of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin

Tracey Naledi, MBChB, FCPHM (SA), PhD
Deputy Dean, Social Accountability and Health Systems, Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Cape Town

Andrea Slachevsky, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Chile

Emma Stokes, PhD (Chair)
Vice President for Global Engagement
Trinity College Dublin

Lea Tenenholz Grinberg, MD, PhD
Executive Committee Member, GBHI
Associate Professor of Neurology and Pathology, University of California, San Francisco

Victor Valcour, MD, PhD
Site Director, GBHI, UCSF
Professor of Geriatric Medicine in Neurology, University of California, San Francisco

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is a committee of the Governing Board and provides strategic direction to the Governing Board, including informing their process and decision-making.

Brian Lawlor, MD
Site Director, GBHI, Trinity 
Professor of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin

Bruce Miller, MD
Founding Director, GBHI, UCSF
Professor of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco

Lorina Naci, PhD
Executive Committee Member, GBHI
Associate Professor of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin

Lea Tenenholz Grinberg, MD, PhD
Executive Committee Member, GBHI
Associate Professor of Neurology and Pathology, University of California, San Francisco

Victor Valcour, MD, PhD
Site Director, GBHI, UCSF
Professor of Geriatric Medicine in Neurology, University of California, San Francisco