Kevin Fenton
Professor Kevin Fenton London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine University College London | |
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Scientific career | |
Institutions | Health Protection Agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Thesis | Race, ethnicity and the epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections (2005) |
Professor Kevin Andrew Fenton,
He was formerly National Director for Health and Wellbeing at Public Health England (2012-2017) and Director of the United States National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2005-2012).
Early life and education
Fenton was born in
Career
Working as a government doctor in
Fenton joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2005, initially as director of the National Syphilis Elimination Effort, then director of the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, renamed the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention in 2007.[1]
In 2011 and 2012, Fenton appeared on The Root's "The Root 100" list of "black achievers and influencers between the ages of 25 and 45".[2][3]
Fenton left CDC, and the US, in 2012 to join the new English national public health body, Public Health England, as head of its directorate of health improvement and population healthcare, renamed health and wellbeing shortly before April 2013's official commencement of the organisation. As of 2015, Fenton was paid a salary of between £175,000 and £179,999 by the department, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.[4]
In February 2017, he was announced as Southwark Council's new Director of Health and Wellbeing, working on secondment from Public Health England.[5]
As of 2020, Fenton is Public Health England's Regional Director of Public Health for London.
Fenton was appointed
References
- ^ a b c d "Kevin Fenton." Contemporary Black Biography. Vol. 87. Detroit: Gale, 2011. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 28 Jan. 2013.
- ^ "Kevin Fenton | the Root". Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ "Kevin Fenton | the Root". Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "National health expert Professor Kevin Fenton announced as Southwark Council's new Director of Health and Wellbeing". Southwark Council.
- ^ "Leadership chart" (PDF). GOV.UK. Public Health England. July 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Lewis Hamilton named most influential black person in UK". BBC News. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Mohdin, Aamna (22 November 2020). "'We need to be honest': the PHE expert shining light on Covid and inequality". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N9.
External links
- UK Government biography
- "Dr. Kevin Fenton stepping down after 8 years". Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2022.