Jack C. Chow served as U.S. Ambassador and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for global health and science issues during the presidency of George W. Bush, and he subsequently was Assistant Director-General at the World Health Organization. He held posts within the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government and was a consultant at RAND Corporation and McKinsey & Company. He is a Distinguished Service Professor (adjunct) in the Washington, D.C. program of Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz School of Public Policy and Management.