Deborah Prothrow-Stith

Who is Deborah Prothrow-Stith?

Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith is a consultant at Spencer Stuart for executive searches for Public Health and Health Care Services organizations, health professional associations, Academic Medical Centers, and Life Sciences companies. She has been the Henry Pickering Walcott Professor of Public Health Practice at the Harvard School of Public Health and the Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity. She remains an Adjunct Professor at the school. In 1987, she became the first female and youngest Commissioner of Public Health for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.