Lisa Cooper, MD, MPH, is a physician and public health researcher, a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in Equity in Health and Healthcare within the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, and the founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity. A 2007 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellow, Dr. Cooper serves as a trustee of The Carter Center and as a member of The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). She is a frequent contributor to media outlets including The Economist, Essence, The Guardian, NPR, the New York Times, and PBS NewsHour.