Dr. Joseph Bresee is the Director of PIVI at The Task Force for Global Health. He brings decades-long experience in influenza and global respiratory virus preparedness to PIVI, where he supports country partnerships and advances integrated, systems-based approaches to immunization.
Bresee began his public health career over 30 years ago at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer in the Influenza Branch in 1993. He then focused on research and public health activities related to rotavirus disease and vaccines from 1995 to 2005 to ensure that rotavirus vaccines were available for children in the US and developing countries. Later, he led the Epidemiology and Prevention Branch of the CDC’s Influenza Division, overseeing influenza surveillance, assessing disease burden, supporting vaccine and antiviral policy development, and providing technical expertise to global public health partners. In 2017, he was named Associate Director for Global Health Affairs in CDC’s Influenza Division.
In addition to authoring more than 300 peer-reviewed papers and textbook chapters, he also regularly participates in national and international meetings and technical groups on immunization and influenza.