Thomas Pogge

Having received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Harvard, Thomas Pogge is the Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International Affairs and director of the Global Justice Program at Yale. He is president of Academics Stand Against Poverty (ASAP), an international network aiming to enhance the impact of scholars, teachers and students on global poverty. Pogge is also involved in a team effort toward developing the Health Impact Fund, a complement to the pharmaceutical patent regime, which would improve access to advanced medicines for poor patients worldwide.