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William Gimson
Senior Fellow

William Gimson, III

Member Since 2026

Biography

Former Chief Operating Officer, St. Boniface Hospital Haiti Foundation. Director, whg3 Consulting; Executive Director, Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas. Former positions with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services: Chief Operating Officer, Acting Deputy Director for Program Management; Associate Director for Budget and Finance; Director, Financial Management Office; Understudy to Director, Financial Management Office; Assistant Director for Management of Operations, Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control. Former Acting Assistant Secretary for Health for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Public Health Advisor, Chicago Department of Health; Supervisory Public Health Advisor for the New York City Department of Health.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
Chief Operating Officer St. Boniface Hospital Haiti Foundation Current
Director whg3 Consulting Current
Executive Director Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas Current
Chief Operating Officer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Current
Acting Deputy Director for Program Management Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Current
Associate Director for Budget and Finance Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Current
Director, Financial Management Office Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Current
Understudy to Director, Financial Management Office Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Current
Assistant Director for Management of Operations, Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Current
Acting Assistant Secretary for Health Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Current
Public Health Advisor Chicago Department of Health Current
Supervisory Public Health Advisor New York City Department of Health Current

Expertise

Primary Sector

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Primary Functions

Advocacy Budgeting and Finance Change Management Grants Management Nonprofit / NGO leadership Performance Measurement State Government
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