Kenneth Moritsugu
Senior Fellow

Kenneth Moritsugu

Member Since 2026

Biography

An exceptionally motivated former career public servant; a physician-administrator with extensive experience and a proven track record of successful leadership, policy development, program implementation, evaluation, and administration, in a variety of health care settings, including health professional development, health care delivery to large underserved populations, emergency response, health policy, correctional health, nation-wide health care delivery systems, managed care, the uniformed services of the United States, mental health, prevention, obesity and overweight, diabetes, bioterrorism, pandemic influenza, organ donation and transplantation, health literacy, underage drinking, road safety, and biomedical startups.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
President and CEO First Samurai Consulting, LLC 2013 Present
Vice President Global Strategic Affairs The Johnson and Johnson Diabetes Institutes 2007 2013
Worldwide Chairman The Johnson and Johnson Diabetes Institutes 2007 2013
Deputy Surgeon General of the United States U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1998 2007
Assistant Director and Medical Director U.S. Bureau of Prisons U.S. Department of Justice 1987 1998
Deputy Director Bureau of Health Professions U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1987 1987
Director National Health Service Corps U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1983 1987
Director Division of Medicine U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1979 1983
Deputy Director Division of Medicine U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1978 1989
Surgeon General Entry 26001 2006 2007
Surgeon General Entry 26002 2002 2003
Interim Chief Science and Medical Officer American Diabetes Association 2019 2020

Expertise

Primary Sector

Federal

Primary Functions

Strategic Planning
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