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Dr. Tyler B. Evans, MS, MPH, DTM&H, FIDSA is an infectious diseases & addiction medicine public health physician, associate professor, humanitarian and leader, whose career has been defined by service to the world’s most historically marginalized communities. He is the chief executive officer (CEO), chair, and co-founder of Wellness Equity Alliance (WEA), a national public health organization dedicated to advancing health equity in the United States and abroad. Evans has held senior leadership roles across the government and nonprofit sectors, including chief medical officer (CMO) and medical director positions at community health centers serving people experiencing homelessness, those with substance use disorders, and migrant populations, as well as public health officer positions in multiple public health departments. He served as the national director of infectious diseases for the AIDS HealthCare Foundation (AHF). Evans helped lead New York City’s COVID-19 clinical response. Trained in infectious diseases, tropical medicine, addiction medicine, and preventive care, he has extensive experience serving underserved populations worldwide—including with Médecins Sans Frontières and Partners In Health—and currently serves as an adjunct associate professor at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.