Arush Lal, PhD, MSc is a visiting fellow at LSE Health, where he specializes in the politics of health diplomacy and global health architecture reform. He served previously as senior technical advisor on the USAID COVID-19 Response Team and as commissioner on the Chatham House Commission for Universal Health. His work focuses on health policy, multisectoral governance, and health systems resilience and equity; his research has featured in The Lancet, International Affairs, and Devex.