Council on Foreign Relations(@CFR_org):Under the Biden administration, @spsaki was the first U.S. coordinator for global health security at the National Security Council, where she navigated the U.S. response to major disease outbreaks such as Ebola. Years of work in research and at nonprofits fueled her knowledge of what policies would lead to public health improvements. Now a senior fellow for global health at CFR, Psaki shares lessons learned from each outbreak, the skills needed to succeed in research and government, and why career paths don’t need to be linear. Read the full interview:

2026.07.27 19:50

Under the Biden administration, @spsaki was the first U.S. coordinator for global health security at the National Security Council, where she navigated the U.S. response to major disease outbreaks such as Ebola. Years of work in research and at nonprofits fueled her knowledge of what policies would lead to public health improvements. Now a senior fellow for global health at CFR, Psaki shares lessons learned from each outbreak, the skills needed to succeed in research and government, and why career paths don’t need to be linear. Read the full interview: