The Director, Dr Kai Ruggeri from the University of Cambridge, is responsible for the programme’s growth and direction, as well as supporting the professional development of stakeholders past and present. He also oversees JSchool planning as well as all activities with the JRP calendar. He also leads the JRP host team in Cambridge. Kai is originally from the US and completed his PhD in Northern Ireland at Queen’s University, Belfast. He completed postgraduate training at the University of Oxford and postdoctoral research at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. He is also principal investigator for the Global Health Access Policy project.