Dr. Ingrid T. Katz is a nationally recognized physician-scientist and Director of the Yale Institute for Global Health. In this role, she leads the expansion of global health research, clinical, and educational initiatives across Yale, working in partnership with the Yale School of Medicine, Yale School of Public Health, Yale School of Nursing, and the Jackson School of Global Affairs. She holds a joint appointment in the Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health.
Dr. Katz also serves as Chief of Evidence and Program Innovation in the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy at the U.S. Department of State. Trained in infectious diseases, Dr. Katz’s global health expertise spans Southern Africa and Southeast Asia, where she has led federally funded initiatives focused on improving HIV care and advancing sustainable, equity-centered health interventions. For nearly 20 years, she has maintained NIH funding and long-term research partnerships with the University of Cape Town and the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Her work has been recognized by UNAIDS and through her participation as an inaugural member of the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS, and Pandemics. Prior to joining Yale, Dr. Katz spent 16 years on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and served as Associate Faculty Director at the Harvard Global Health Institute, where she co-led efforts addressing major global health threats, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the health impacts of climate change. She has also been deeply committed to mentorship and leadership development, helping to create and fund the LEAD Fellowship supporting women global health leaders from low- and middle-income countries. Her contributions have been recognized with the A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award and the Dean’s Award for an Emerging Leader in
Women’s Careers.
Dr. Katz earned her bachelor’s degree from Amherst College, a Master of Health Science from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and her medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco.