Stephanie Psaki

Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Global Health Policy Center
Stephanie Psaki

Stephanie Psaki is a public health leader with expertise at the intersection of national security, global health, and equity. Psaki has held leadership positions across government, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and research institutions. She previously served as special assistant to the president and the inaugural U.S. coordinator for global health security at the White House, a role that included overseeing the federal government’s response to emerging global health threats such as mpox, Ebola, and Marburg. While on staff at the National Security Council, Psaki also coordinated U.S. government engagement on issues ranging from ending HIV/AIDS as a public health threat, investing in health workers, expanding access to sexual and reproductive health services, and protecting human rights. Psaki previously worked for twenty years at NGOs and research institutions, including Partners in Health, FHI 360, and the Population Council, where she led a research center focused on expanding opportunities for young people around the world. Psaki holds a PhD from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and an MS from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She recently joined the Brown School of Public Health as a distinguished senior fellow.

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The CommonHealth

The CommonHealth Live! on Financing Global Health in 2025

In this episode of The CommonHealth Live!, Dr. Christopher J.L. Murray, Director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and Stephanie Psaki, CSIS Global Health Policy Center Senior Adviser, will discuss IHME’s new report on Financing Global Health.

Podcast Episode by Stephanie Psaki — August 7, 2025

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The CommonHealth Live! on Financing Global Health in 2025

In this episode of The CommonHealth Live!, Chrisopher Murray, CEO of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and Stephanie Psaki, CSIS Global Health Policy Center Senior Adviser, discuss IHME’s new report on financing global health.

Event — August 6, 2025

A New Era in Health Security

The CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health Security presses the administration and Congress to strengthen health security investments to ensure Americans remain protected, U.S. innovation remains competitive, and U.S. programs become more efficient and sustainable.

Brief by CSIS Scholars — July 11, 2025

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Dr. Stephanie Psaki, former Assistant to the President and White House Global Health Security Coordinator: “We are wandering in the desert.”

Dr. Stephanie Psaki—a newly minted CSIS Senior Adviser—shares the story of her personal evolution as a scholar, senior political appointee at the HHS Office of Global Affairs, White House National Security Council, and faculty at Brown University School of Public Health.

Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison and Stephanie Psaki — April 24, 2025

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