Episode 82: Putting A Finger On What Really Matters with William Heisel from IHME, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

William Heisel is the Director of Global Engagement at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). In this role, Heisel is responsible for IHME's media relations, digital outreach, events and marketing, publications, scientific communications, and external relations, including government engagements and policy translation. He also is leading IHME's internal community-building initiatives and manages the organization's advancement efforts.

As Director of Global Engagement, Heisel oversees the publication of Population Health Metrics, the scientific journal administratively housed at IHME, and advises on the Institute's publication strategy. He and IHME's Chief Strategy and Operations Officer oversee communications and coordination with the growing Global Burden of Disease collaborative network, currently at more than 1,000 researchers in more than 100 countries.

In addition, his team administers the Roux Prize, one of global health's highest honors.

Heisel, who joined IHME in 2009, has a BA in Journalism and Spanish from the University of Montana. Prior to joining the Institute, he was a reporter at the Los Angeles Times.

IHME was established at the University of Washington in Seattle in 2007. Its mission is to improve health through better health evidence.

You can find out more at healthdata.org.