Dr. Susan Coller Monarez is a globally recognized leader in health innovation, currently serving as the Deputy Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). With over twenty years of experience, she has driven biomedical and health breakthroughs to deliver transformative and equitable health solutions. Dr. Monarez previously founded the Center for Innovation at the Health Resources and Services Administration and led national health security initiatives at the White House as the Assistant Director for National Health Security and International Affairs and the Director of Medical Preparedness Policy on the National Security Council.

Her extensive career includes leadership roles at the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA) and the Biomedical Advanced Research Projects Agency (BARDA). Dr. Monarez has been a key figure on numerous advisory panels, including the National Academies of Science and the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, and has represented the U.S. in international health initiatives with the European Union, Canada, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. She is also a former AAAS Science and Technology Policy fellow and a research scientist in microbiology and immunology at the University of Wisconsin and Stanford University School of Medicine.