Atul Gawande

Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Global Health, USAID

Dr. Atul Gawande is a renowned surgeon, author, and public health leader.  He joined the Biden – Harris administration as the Assistant Administrator for Global Health in the U.S. Agency for International Development, where he oversees a bureau that manages more than $4 billion committed to advancing equitable delivery of public health approaches around the world. Dr. Atul Gawande is a renowned surgeon, author, and public health leader. 

A practicing surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Gawande is also a professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He has authored several influential books, including “Being Mortal” and “The Checklist Manifesto,” which explore medical practice and healthcare improvement. Gawande is a celebrated advocate for better healthcare systems, known for his insightful contributions to medicine, policy, and public health globally. Indiaspora is proud to have Dr. Atul Gawande in our Global Government Leaders List.