Roy Small

Roy has been a driving force in United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) efforts to promote health and sustainable development worldwide, for more than a decade.

He has expertise in supporting countries to advance comprehensive, multisectoral responses to complex health challenges, such as non-communicable diseases (NCDs), tobacco, universal health coverage (UHC), and COVID-19, including strategies for multisectoral planning, coordination, and innovative financing. This work is part of UNDP's inter-agency collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Secretariat, the UN Task Force on NCDs, the UNAIDS partnership, and the SDG 3 Global Action Plan.

Before joining the UN, Roy provided educational services for students with disabilities.

He holds a Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University School of Law and a Master's in Global Public Health from New York University, where he also received his undergraduate degree.