Throughout his career, Dr. Yach has worked to place tobacco control, nutrition and chronic diseases prominently on the agenda of governments, non-governmental organizations and the private sector. He currently serves as senior vice president of Global Health Policy at PepsiCo, where he leads the internal Global Human Sustainability Task Force responsible for engagement with major international policy, research and scientific groups. Dr. Yach holds a degree in medicine from the University of Cape Town Medical School and a Master of Public health from Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health.

During his visit, Dr. Yach will outline his vision of the role of corporations in global health.  Prior to joining PepsiCo, he had headed global health at the Rockefeller Foundation and was an executive director of the World Health Organization (WHO). While at WHO, Dr. Yach led development of WHO's first treaty, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and the development of the WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity, and Health.

February 9
University Park Campus, Town and Gown, Ballroom

February 10
Health Sciences Campus, Aresty Auditorium

Hosted in partnership with the Marshall School of Business