How scientific evidence guides policy: lessons learned

Nationality: United States

Position: US Centers for Disease Control retired

Research Fields: Influenza, Surveillance, Capacity building

Short description:

Ann Moen, MPA recently retired from the US CDC where she served as associate director for Preparedness and Response in CDC’s Influenza Division. Ms. Moen supports national and international preparedness work ranging from policy development to capacity-building internationally. Prior to this role, from September 2017 to September 2021, Ms. Moen was seconded to the World Health Organization where she served as Chief of Influenza Preparedness and Response, a unit comprised of the Global Influenza Program and the PIP Framework Secretariat. She was responsible for oversight and management of the managers of the two units including strategic vision, planning and provision of technical expertise. Before that, in CDC’s Influenza Division, Ms. Moen also served as the Associate Director for the Extramural Program where she began and directed the international capacity building program for the Influenza Division from 2004 to 2017. She began work on influenza at CDC in 1999, when she was hired as the Deputy Branch Chief when the Influenza Division was still a branch in CDC.