Nikki Romanik

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Nikki Romanik, MD, is a distinguished senior fellow in global health security at the Brown University School of Public Health. She previously served as the former special assistant to the president, deputy director and chief of staff for the Inaugural Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy at the White House. With more than 15 years of experience at the forefront of national and international public health initiatives, Romanik has been dedicated to mitigating biological threats, strengthening pandemic preparedness, responding to outbreaks and pandemics, and ensuring global resilience in the face of public health crises.  Prior to her service at the White House, she held senior leadership positions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the World Health Organization.