Nanlesta A. Pilgrim

For the last two decades, Dr. Pilgrim has conducted HIV research among populations vulnerable to HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and the United States. She has worked in the academic and non-profit industries prior to her current role, where she is Director of Global Implementation Science at ViiV Healthcare. She is co-founder of Taking It Pro, a small business focused on career development of women of color. Dr. Pilgrim holds a BA and MPH from Yale University and a PhD from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.