2 Quotes & Sayings By Arjun Pawar
Arjun Pawar is a recognized leader in the field of public health. He is a former member of the Board of Directors, President and current Chair of the Board at The Arcus Foundation. Before joining The Arcus Foundation, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation from 2002 to 2010. Earlier, he served as Dean of Health Policy at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University, and was a Professor of Health Policy and Management at The George Washington University
He has also worked at the National Institutes of Health as Director of the Division on Aging and as Director for the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Dr. Pawar has received numerous awards for leadership in public health including the 2004 American Public Health Association’s High Impact Leadership Award; 2001 John P.
McGovern Award from the American Heart Association; and selected as one of America’s Top 10 Most Influential Minority CEOs by Black Enterprise Magazine in 2002 and 2003. He has been recognized as one of America’s Top 40 Under 40 by Fortune Magazine and as one of 50 Inspiring Black Business Leaders by Essence Magazine. Dr.
Pawar holds a Bachelors degree from Rutgers University, a Masters degree from Columbia University School of Public Health, and a Doctorate in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.