John-Arne Røttingen
John-Arne Røttingen is a Norwegian medical scientist, research administrator and civil servant. He is the current Chief executive officer of the Research Council of Norway, and has been a special advisor to the World Health Organisation.Early life
Røttingen is from Bø, Telemark. He graduated as cand.med. in 1996 and dr.med. in 1999 from the University of Oslo, and then from the University of Oxford, and Harvard Kennedy School.. He was a researcher at the University of Oslo and at the Harvard School of Public Health. His research interests have been epidemiology and global health.Career
In January 2017, Røttingen, served as interim CEO for the launch of Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
In March 2017, Røttingen was appointed CEO of the Research Council of Norway.
