Global Fund press release
GENEVA, 28 October 2026 – Today at the 56th Board Meeting of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund), the Board appointed Dr. Mark Dybul as the organization’s next Executive Director. He will begin his four-year term in early 2027.
Dybul, a medical doctor, has extensive experience in global health and development including as former Executive Director of the Global Fund from 2013 to 2017. Earlier in his career, Dybul was instrumental in the development of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a long-time partner of the Global Fund. He held various roles, including leading the initiative as the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator from 2006 to 2009.
Read the full press release here.
Further reading:
- Health Policy Watch | Global Fund appoints Mark Dybul as Executive Director amid mandate and funding challenges
- [Blog] Center for Global Development | Three priorities for the Global Fund’s new Executive Director: From reform rhetoric to meaningful change
Source : Global Fund
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