Brian J. Hall is a founding director of the Center for Global Health Equity at NYU Shanghai and an affiliated professor at School of Global Public Health, New York University. For more than a decade in the People’s Republic of China, he conducted epidemiologic investigations on the health of diverse populations. He is a prolific scholar, academic leader, and dedicated mentor. He earned his PhD in Clinical Health Psychology from Kent State University and completed his clinical internship at the Medical University of South Carolina.