Richard Sullivan

Richard Sullivan is Professor of Cancer and Global Health at King’s College London. He is the Director of the Institute of Cancer Policy and Co-Director, with Professor Martin Bricknell, of Centre for Conflict and Health Security. Richard is an NCD advisor to the World Health Organisation and is currently leading the World Bank Group cancer strategy. Richard is a Fellow at the Centre for Global Development and UK representative to the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer Scientific Council. He has a wide range of research interests including cancer systems strengthening, political economy of cancer, pharmaceutical policy, and partiuclarly global cancer surgery. In conflict and health security Richard has chaired major programs in health systems strengthening across multiple conflict ecosystems. Richard trained in general and surgical oncology with extensive national and international experience with international NGOs. He has a PhD in Biochemistry from University College London and was previously Clinical Director of Cancer Research UK and past Director of the Council for Emerging National Security Affairs.