Cheryl Healton

Cheryl G. Healton, DrPH is the Dean of the College of Global Public Health (GPH) at New York University (NYU) and Director of the Global Institute of Public Health.  GPH is working to prepare the next generation of public health pioneers with the critical thinking skills, acumen and entrepreneurial approaches necessary to reinvent the public health paradigm.

Prior to this appointment, Dr. Healton served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Legacy, the leading national foundation dedicated to tobacco control.  During her 14-year tenure with the foundation, she guided the highly acclaimed, national youth tobacco prevention counter-marketing campaign, truth®, which has been credited in part with reducing youth smoking prevalence to record lows. 

Prior to joining Legacy, Dr. Healton held numerous roles at Columbia University including Chairman of Sociomedical Sciences and Associate Dean of the Mailman School of Public Health. She has authored over 120 peer-reviewed articles and special reports and was awarded multiple grants in AIDS, tobacco control and higher education.

Dr. Healton holds a DrPH from Columbia University’s School of Public Health (with distinction) and a MPA in Public Administration from New York University in Health Policy and Planning.