Christopher J.L. Murray

Director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), Chair and Adjunct Professor of Health Metrics Sciences at UW

Christopher Murray is a distinguished individual renowned for his significant contributions to global health through the enhancement of health evidence. With a background as a physician and health economist, he has pioneered innovative methods and empirical research to bolster health measurement, evaluate public health and medical care systems, and gauge the cost-effectiveness of health technologies. As the founder of IHME, his organization delivers meticulous and comparable assessments of the world’s critical health issues, while also scrutinizing the effectiveness of intervention strategies.