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Andrew Nerlinger

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Chair of the Board of Directors at Global Health Security Network Ltd
📍 Bellevue, Geneva, Switzerland

Dr. Andrew Nerlinger is a physician and venture capital investor dedicated to social impact through health innovation. He serves as Executive Director of the Global Health Security Fund and co-founded PandemicTech. A graduate of Yale School of Medicine and the University of Notre Dame, he blends medical expertise with investment to combat global health threats.

He frequently collaborates with his wife, Dr. Lisa McDonald, whom he met at Yale. Together they have co-founded multiple ventures, including PandemicTech and the Global Health Security Fund. He has also mentored for the Texas entrepreneurial community and judged for the Rice Business Plan Competition, fostering local innovation.

Interesting fact: Andrew was a contestant on the Jeopardy! College Championship in 2001 while training in emergency medicine at UCLA.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Chair of the Board of Directors
Job Level
Senior
Location
Bellevue, Geneva, Switzerland
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Global Health Security
His career is dedicated to this field, leading the GHS Fund and PandemicTech to support innovators fighting infectious disease threats and other biosecurity risks.
Impact Investing
He focuses on blending venture capital principles with philanthropy to identify, fund, and scale promising global health innovations, particularly in the Global South.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Chair of the Board of Directors
Global Health Security Network Ltd
11-2024
TAG-BIEFPH
World Health Organization
4-2022
Executive Director
Global Health Security Fund
4-2020 - 1-2025
Member Board of Directors
Global Health Security Network Ltd
9-2018
Venture Partner
Bill Wood Ventures
In the press

Media appearances

Why The Global Health Security Fund chose Western Switzerland. Featured in GGBa Swiss
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Education
2002 - 2006
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Yale School of Medicine
1998 - 2002
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
University of Notre Dame
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