Invest in Faculty Who Change the World

Our faculty have transformed how policymakers understand air pollution risks, launched the field of cancer genetics, led the fight against malaria, demonstrated the dangers of trans fats, played crucial roles in polio eradication, pioneered health decision science, and produced vital insights on how climate change affects health.

Endowing Faculty Excellence

Today, Harvard Chan School is taking bold action to address a critical challenge: ensuring our most talented researchers and educators can focus on what they do best. With significant shifts in the funding landscape, our faculty require stable support more than ever before. Endowed faculty positions:

• Reduce dependency on external funding, providing baseline support that makes the School more competitive in recruiting top talent
• Enable faculty to pursue the most promising science without external constraints or funding agency preferences
• Support chairs and esteemed faculty who shape the entire field of public health education and research
• Establish thriving research communities that attract the brightest graduate students and postdoctoral researchers
• Pursue long-term research programs that develop breakthrough discoveries over decades
• Focus on research impact and educational excellence rather than administrative burdens

The Mentorship Multiplier

When you endow a faculty position, you’re investing in far more than one researcher’s career. Each endowed professor trains dozens of PhD students over their career, equipping them with cutting-edge research skills and scientific thinking. They mentor hundreds of MPH students who go on to lead health departments, NGOs, and health systems worldwide. The impact multiplies exponentially, creating an expanding network of scientific and practical expertise that spans the globe.

Having a global impact on public health is most readily addressed through investment in top scholars.

John Quelch, DBA ’77, SM ’78, on his and Joyce Huntley Quelch’s decision to establish the Huntley Quelch Professorship.

The Time is Now

Scientific breakthroughs and educational excellence don’t wait for convenient timing. Climate change, aging populations, emerging diseases, and health inequities demand immediate action. The faculty member you support today could discover tomorrow’s greatest health solution.

When you endow a faculty position, you’re investing in an entire ecosystem of discovery and education that creates measurable improvements in how people live, survive, and thrive.

Contact giving@hsph.harvard.edu or call 617-432-8470 to learn more.