Bettina M. Beech, DrPH, MPH is the Chief Population Health Officer for the University of Houston and Professor of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences in the University of Houston College of Medicine. She is an executive academic leader and population health scientist whose research examines intergenerational interconnectedness and its implications for health outcomes over the life course. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the national Humana Foundation and a member of the Population Health Leaders in Academic Medicine national working group, as well as a member of the Qualtrics Higher Education Advisory Council.