Speakers
Prof Kevin Fenton CBE PhD PrFPH FRCP FFSRH (Hon), president of the Faculty of Public Health
Kevin Fenton is the president of the Faculty of Public Health. He is a senior public health expert and infectious disease epidemiologist who has worked in a variety of public health executive leadership roles across government and academia in the United Kingdom and internationally. His specialist interests are in tackling health inequalities, infectious disease prevention and control, climate justice and urban health.
Professor Fenton is the regional director for London in the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) within the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Within this role, he is also the statutory public health advisor to the Mayor of London and the Greater London Authority and the regional director of Public Health for NHS London. He is also the government’s chief advisor on HIV and chair of the HIV Action Plan Implementation Steering Group for England.
Before taking up the role of regional director for London, he held the joint position of strategic director of Place & Wellbeing and director of Public Health at Southwark, and was also a senior advisor to Public Health England.
He was awarded a CBE in the 2022 New Year honours list for services to public health.
As president, Kevin works closely with the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges, UK Local Government Association and a wide range of partners who have interests in Public Health. Kevin is committed to working with all 4 Nations of the UK and FPH members across the world.