Jonathan Grant

 

Jonathan recently co-authored a book, ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’, on the global threat of antimicrobial resistance. The book, written in collaboration with the Chief Medical Office of England, Professor Dame Sally Davies, and an expert in infectious diseases, Prof Mike Catchpole, sets out a ‘Microbial Manifesto’ on what needs to be done to address the issue. Published by Penguin, it was serialized by The Sunday Times and featured in the New Statesman and The Scotsman.  He recently co-lead a major international study on what makes biomedical and health research more likely to benefit patients.  Mental Health Retrosight shows how research projects that successfully translated into patient benefit share certain characteristics.  Jonathan has significant international experience providing analytical support on the formulation and implementation of R&D strategies in, for example, the UK, Greece, Norway, Qatar, Oman, Australia, Canada and the USA. 

 

Jonathan Grant was President of RAND Europe between June 2006 and October 2012. Under his leadership Jonathan oversaw the doubling of RAND Europe’s activity in Europe, the founding of a vibrant and successful office in Brussels, and the establishment of the Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research, a joint venture with the University of Cambridge. 

 

Jonathan received his Ph.D from the Faculty of Medicine, University of London and his B.Sc. (Econ) from the London School of Economics.