Derek M. Griffith, PhD is a Founding Co-Director of the Racial Justice Institute, Founder and Director of the Center for Men’s Health Equity, and Professor of Health Management & Policy at Georgetown University. He also serves as the Chair of Global Action on Men’s Health – a global men’s health advocacy organization. Trained in psychology and public health, Dr. Griffith’s program of research focuses on achieving racial, ethnic, and gender equity in health. He specializes in interventions to promote Black men’s health and well-being, and anti-racism interventions to mitigate and undo the effects of structural racism on health. He has been the principal investigator of research grants from the American Cancer Society, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and several institutes within the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Griffith is a contributor to and co-editor of three books, and his fourth co-edited book – Racism: Science and Tools for the Public Health Professional, 2^nd Edition will be published later this year. He received a citation from the president of the American Psychological Association “For his extraordinary leadership in addressing the impacts of racism on the health and well-being”. As of September 1, 2024, Dr. Griffith will be a Professor in the School of Nursing and in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.