Robert Yates

Robert is a political health economist specializing in universal health coverage (UHC) and progressive health financing. He is the executive director of the Centre For Universal Health at Chatham House. He is also an honorary associate professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a long-term consultant to The Elders on its health program. His principal area of expertise is in the political economy of UHC, with a focus on advising political leaders and governments on how to plan, finance, and implement national UHC reforms. He has previously worked as a senior health economist with the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the World Health Organization, advising numerous governments in Asia, Africa, and Europe on health financing policy and health systems reforms. He holds a BA degree in natural sciences and economics from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from the University of Leeds.