Kevin Linn has over a decade of experience navigating and advancing difficult and complex domestic and global health policy. He recently graduated with a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree from Harvard University. As part of his dissertation, he completed a Research Fellowship at Gates Ventures and developed a novel conceptual framework, a taxonomy of climate change and health solutions pathways, to demystify the complexity of the climate change and health nexus and to guide decision-making and investments in adaptation. Currently, Kevin is consulting for Foundation S / Sanofi Collective and the Africa Europe Foundation to explore community-led climate change and health solutions. Insights from this work will be used to inform national and global policy discussions and will be shared during New York City Climate Week (2025) in partnership with Foreign Policy magazine. Previously, Kevin consulted for the World Bank, conducting a review on climate-resilient health system frameworks to assess expert opinion and their alignment with prevailing prominent perspectives. This work was intended to inform research on the topic to build more resilient health systems against climate change. Prior to focusing on climate change and health, Kevin led strategic policy development and implementation with the First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia, Canada. In this position, he guided award-winning health system transformation and quality improvement efforts, resulting in the country’s first Indigenous-led cancer strategy.
