Prof Ken Warner

Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus

School of Public Health, University of Michigan

Biography

Ken Warner is a professor emeritus at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. On the faculty from 1972-2017, he served as Dean from 2005-2010. He is currently a co-investigator in the University’s NCI-FDA funded Center for the Assessment of Tobacco Regulations. His research has focused on economic and policy aspects of tobacco and health. Ken served as the World Bank’s representative to negotiations on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. He also served as the Senior Scientific Editor of the 25th anniversary Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health. He is a past President of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Ken recently completed a term on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of Northwestern Michigan College. Ken received his AB degree from Dartmouth College and MPhil and PhD in economics from Yale University.