Jack Chow is an

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professor of

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. He holds the position of Distinguished Service Professor at

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. Chow held a number of global public health offices including positions as the first Assistant Director-General of the

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on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, Special Representative of the

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on Global HIV/AIDS and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Health and Science. This was a first - "first U.S. diplomat of ambassador rank appointed to a public health mission." In 2020, Chow, along with over 130 other former Republican national security officials, signed a statement that asserted that

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was unfit to serve another term, and "To that end, we are firmly convinced that it is in the best interest of our nation that Vice President Joe Biden be elected as the next President of the United States, and we will vote for him."

Education

* BA, Political Science,

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* MS,

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– UCSF Joint Medical Program * MD, Medicine,

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- School of Medicine * MPA, International Policy, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government * MBA, Finance,

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* CFA, Chartered Financial AnalystCarnegie Mellon University faculty page
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Carnegie Mellon University faculty page
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