Experts & Advisors Team
Covid Action Group

Andrew Ewing
Ph.D. in Chemistry by the University of Indiana. Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Member of Swedish Royal Academy of Science, Member of Swedish Science Forum, Vetenskapsforum Covid-19.

Eric Feigl-Ding
Sc.D. in epidemiology and nutrition, from Harvard University. Former faculty member and researcher at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Chan School of Public Health.

Fredrik Ydhag
Recipient of the 2015 Swedish Film Editor's EDITH award for Best Edited Documentary.

Howard Luks
M.D. with honors from New York Medical College. Chief of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy at New York Medical College for over 20 years.

Jose-Luis Jimenez
Distinguished Professor at the University of Colorado. Ph.D. from MIT.

Josh Cohen
Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Amsterdam and former professor at Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development.

Julia Doubleday
Political and advocacy experience. Expertise in communications, community organizing, data analytics, strategy, and campaign management.

Kaitlin Sundling
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical Director for the Cytotechnology Program, and Co-Director of the Circulating Biomarker Core at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Director of Cytology for the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene.

Kavita Patel
Former nonresident fellow and managing director of clinical transformation at the Center for Health Policy at Brookings.

Louis Eugenio de Souza
Luís Eugênio de Souza is the current President of the World Federation of Public Health Associations. Professor at UFBA, he has been the director of the Department of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Health in Brazil.

Malgorzata (Gosia) Gasperowicz
Dr. Malgorzata (Gosia) Gasperowicz is a developmental biologist and a researcher at the University of Calgary. Dr. Gasperowicz is a co-founder of ZeroCOVIDCanada.org, a member of COVIDisAirborne, World Health Network (WHN), Canadian Aerosol Transmission Coalition, and Protect Our Province Alberta.

Matthias F. Schneider
Professor for Medical Physics at TU Dortmund. Ph.D. Physics/Biophysics from the Technical University of Munich.

Matti TJ Heino
Behavior change and motivation management researcher at the University of Helsinki. M.Sc. in social psychology from the University of Helsinki.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering at NYU's Tandon School of Engineering (retired).

Shelly Miller
Professor of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from UC Berkeley.

Shu-Ti Chiou
Founding President, Health & Sustainable Development Foundation, Taiwan; Global Vice President for Capacity Building, IUHPE, Ph.D. in Epidemiology.

Stephane Bilodeau
Chief Technology Officer of Smart Phases inc. and Co-Founder of ZeroCovidCanada.org, Ph.D. in Engineering.

Sunil Raina
Professor & Head, Community Medicine In-Charge Multi Disciplinary Research at Dr. RP Govt. Medical College, India.

Tiffany James
White House Fellow Regional Finalist 2022 | Public Relations Creative | Global Community Engagement & Equity Strategist | Speaker | Actor | Activist.

Tomás Ryan
Associate Professor in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology and a Principal Investigator at the Trinity College Institute of NeurosciencePh.D. in Neuroscience from Trinity College Dublin.

Walter Ricciardi
Medical doctor and full Professor in Hygiene, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome. President, Mission Board for Cancer of the European Commission. Immediate Past President, World Federation of Public Health Associations.
More Members of the Science and Policy Group

Aleksander Temkin
Social activist, philosopher. Founder (in 2013) and chairman of the social movement and association Polish Humanities Crisis Committee. Co-founder of the coalition Patient Europe. He writes about the concept of responsibility in Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novels.

Anthony Staines
Irish medical academic, working on public health & policy.

Carlos Troncoso Phillips
Electronics Engineer, with 15 years in healthcare management. Data analyst and science communicator/enthusiast and process structure designer/implementer.

Kevin Hedges
Dr. Kevin Hedges is a Certified Occupational Hygienist (COH) and Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) with the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH) and American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH), respectively.

Krzysztof Mroczkowski
Economist, historian, professional manager with experience in fintech, banking, manufacturing, constructions, business consulting and policy consulting. Contributing editor at Nowy Obywatel magazine.

Leila Hedayatifar
Data scientist, expert in understanding dynamical patterns of systems using AI, machine learning and network science.

Lior Hecht
Former professional basketball player, Pediatrician, Medical Manager resident iMOH.

Nicolas Smit
Advocate for better masks and layered approach to safety. Fights pandemic issues with MaskTogetherAmerica, Clean Air Crew and many other groups.

Špela Šalamon
MD, PhD. Diagnostically minded physician. All-around scientist. Backgrounds: complex disease genetics / molecular biology, anatomy, and (patho-)physiology.

Zacarias Bustos
General Manager at Sanatorio Frances, a +100 bed Private Hospital in Cordoba, Argentina, Health Analyst, World Health Network South America Representative.
Together We Have the Power to Make a Difference


Who We Are
Global Community
We are a global community devoted to protecting health and minimizing harm to individuals and society in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We advocate for effective responses to end the pandemic as a global health threat.
Experts and Advocates
Our members have guided successful elimination efforts, advised governments, advocated for airborne precautions, and led community-based efforts to promote individual and public health.
Independent
We are independent from any political body or government. We are guided by compassion, science, transparency, social responsibility, and value for life.
WHN Team Members

Carlos Troncoso Phillips

Eric Feigl-Ding

Fatima Khan

Greg Howard

Leila Hedayatifar

Johnnie Eriksson

Wendy Boyd Isacsson

Michael Bailey

Špela Šalamon

Mark Denning

A. Jurman

Kevin Schallert

Fredrik Ydhag

Malgorzata (Gosia) Gasperowicz

Nathanael C. Nerode

Jörg Danzer

Shea O’Neil

Aleksander Temkin

Krzysztof Mroczkowski

Angelo Rossi

Jonas

Andrew Ewing

Alberto Rosario

Greta Fox

Tiffany James

Sunil Raina

Matti TJ Heino

Matthias F. Schneider

Carlos Gershenson

Yaneer Bar-Yam

Vincent Brunsch

Stephane Bilodeau

Roger Gustafsson

Nicolas Smit

Katie Marsh

Kaitlin Sundling

Sarah Masih

Carmen Schon

Sharon Fitzgerald
