Richard E. Besser

Rich Besser
Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
In office January 22, 2009 – June 8, 2009
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Julie Gerberding
Succeeded by	Tom Frieden
Personal details
Born	(1959-08-29) August 29, 1959 (age 64)
Relatives	Annie Lennox (sister-in-law)
Education	Williams College (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MD)

Richard E. Besser (born August 29, 1959) is an American doctor and executive who has served as president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation since April 2017. Besser served as the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) from January to June 2009. He was ABC News' former chief health and medical editor.^[1] Besser is a brother-in-law to Scottish singer Annie Lennox.