Ken Shine Prize Lectureship
The Ken Shine Prize Lecture features the recipient of the Ken Shine Prize in Health Leadership, awarded to individuals who have made significant leadership advancements in health. This year's awardee is Harvey Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D., renowned physician and scholar who has dedicated his career to advancing health, science, and medical education. Dr. Fineberg's lecture, “Humanism, Professionalism and Quality of Health Care,” promises to be both inspiring and deeply relevant to anyone who cares about the future of medicine. The annual prize and lecture are made possible by the Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., Excellence Fund in Health Leadership, endowed in 2016 to honor the former Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs of The University of Texas System.
September 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM CDT
Joe C. Thompson Conference Center
2405 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin, TX 78712
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Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD, is president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. He previously served as president of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine (then called the Institute of Medicine, following Kenneth I. Shine in this role), provost of Harvard University, and dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. His academic career has been devoted mainly to health policy and medical decision-making, with research interests spanning global health, assessment of medical technology, health professional education, evaluation of vaccines, response to pandemics, and dissemination of medical innovations.
Fineberg chairs the boards of the Science Philanthropy Alliance and the CMB Foundation and chairs the advisory board of the Peterson Center on Healthcare. He previously chaired the boards of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and helped found the Society for Medical Decision Making, where he served as president.