Biography

Richard Sullivan is Professor of Cancer & Global Health at King’s College London. He has acted as an expert advisor to a range of documentaries on diverse subjects from ancient Egyptian medicine through to military and national security issues e.g. Kill List, Ed Harriman (prod), ITV Exposure. He is the Director of both the Institute of Cancer Policy and the Centre for Conflict & Health Research. Richard is an NCD advisor to the World Health Organisation and Fellow at the Centre for Global Development. He has a wide range of interests including cancer systems strengthening, political economy of cancer, pharmaceutical policy, through to global cancer surgery. In conflict and health security Richard’s teams work on health intelligence, global health security, and health systems strengthening across multiple conflict ecosystems. Richard trained in surgical oncology (urology) with a PhD from University College London. He was previously Clinical Director of Cancer Research UK and past Director of the Council for Emerging National Security Affairs.
- IMDb mini biography by: R Sullivan