Name:
Professor Richard Sullivan
Job Title:
Professor of Cancer & Global Health
Organisation / Company:
King’s College London
Biography:
Richard Sullivan is Professor of Cancer & Global Health at King’s College London. He is the Director of the Institute of Cancer Policy and Co-Director of the Centre of Conflict & Health Security. Richard is an NCD advisor to the World Health Organisation and currently leads the World Bank Group’s cancer strategy. Richard is a Fellow with the Centre for Global Development and UK representative to the WHO International Agency for Research’s Scientific Council. He works on a wide range of global oncology research areas, including cancer systems strengthening, the political economy of cancer, pharmaceutical policy, and global cancer surgery. In conflict and health security, Richard has led major health systems-strengthening programs in conflict-affected ecosystems, especially in the Middle East. The Centre for Conflict & Health Security focuses on highly securitised research areas, including bio-hybrid warfare, CBRN threats, high-threat infectious diseases, and the development of health intelligence. Richard trained in surgical oncology (urology) and combined this with a laboratory drug-discovery program. His PhD in Biochemistry from University College London focused on cell signalling pathways in cancer. Richard’s group was one of the first to work on targeting the EGFR receptor. He was Clinical Director of Cancer Research UK for nearly a decade, leading the charity’s clinical strategy, and was the past Director of the Council for Emerging National Security Affairs. He currently chairs several high-level groups focused on health security threats.