Chief Operating Officer, Ending the HIV Epidemic; Senior HIV Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OIDP)
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Harold J. Phillips works in the Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OIDP), Office of Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as the Senior HIV Advisor and Chief Operating Officer of Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America.
In this position, he oversees the coordination of the initiative’s activities, ensuring that all U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) operating divisions are collaborating and communicating as they work to support jurisdictions in making the best use of the science, data, and tools we now have available to end the HIV epidemic. He also works to ensure there is both community awareness and engagement in our efforts to End the HIV Epidemic.
Prior to joining OIDP, Mr. Phillips served as Director of the Office of HIV/AIDS Training and Capacity Development (OTCD) at the Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HRSA/HAB). OTCD administers the Ryan White Program’s AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC), Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) and support for the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
He also held past positions within HRSA/HAB as the Deputy Director of the Ryan White Part B and AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP), working with Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program recipients, planning councils, providers and patients, and served on the CDC/HRSA AIDS Advisory Committee (CHAC) from 2003 – 2010. He has a Master’s degree in urban and regional planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an undergraduate degree from Kalamazoo College in Michigan.
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Saturday, March 13, 2021
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET
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