Dr. Eric G. Bing is an accomplished global health researcher with concurrent appointments as senior fellow and director of global health at the George W. Bush Institute and as a professor of global health with Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

Bing received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, a master of public health and a PhD in epidemiology from the University of California,Los Angeles, and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

As director of global health at the Bush Institute since 2010, Bing has initiated worldwide health initiatives, including serving on the steering committee of the Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon partnership, an $85 million public-private program, spearheaded by the Bush Institute and other partners, and designed to combat cervical and breast cancer in Africa and Latin America.

The Bush Institute’s global health initiative is built on the belief that every life is precious and focuses on saving lives in the developing world. The initiative highlights critical issues, brings organizations, businesses and government agencies together, and works to make existing health systems function efficiently.