Authors

Diana Orcés is a research assistant for the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP). She will receive her PhD from Vanderbilt University this summer.

Fabiano Cruz works at the Science and Technology Division of the Inter-American Development Bank, in charge of the use of modern ICT for development, including health

Walter H. Curioso, MD, MPH, PhD, is a Research Professor at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru, and a specialist in biomedical and health informatics.

Beatriz Leão, MD, is a cardiologist from São Paulo, Brazil, and a world authority on health ICT standards.

David K. Aylward, JD, is executive director of the mHealth Alliance, hosted by the United Nations Foundation.

Marta Linares de Martinelli is the first lady of the Republic of Panama.

Ariel Pablos-Méndez is managing director at the Rockefeller Foundation.

Senator Thomas Daschle is senior policy advisor for government affairs at DLA Piper.

Kathleen Sebelius is U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. She served as the governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2009.

Gregory Cooper is a Fulbright scholar and student at the University of Texas School of Law.

Mark V. Vlasic is the former head of operations of the StAR Initiative. He is now an adjunct professor of law and a senior fellow at Georgetown University and a partner at Ward & Ward PLLC.

Irene Rossetto is a research assistant at LAESER.

Luis M. Carvano is the technical coordinator for LAESER and co-author of its Annual Report on Racial Inequality in Brazil.

Richard Robinson is the Chief Executive Officer of Scholastic Inc.

Marcelo Cabrol is the Chief of the Education Division of the Inter-American Development Bank.