Gunnar Ljungqvist is a medical doctor and health policy researcher. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security, analyzing global policies relating to access and benefit-sharing in the context of emerging infectious diseases. He has previously worked with the London School of Economics on projects for the World Economic Forum, and the European Observatory for Health Systems and Policies, on topics of Antimicrobial Resistance and pharmaceutical policy. He is also a Family Physician in the UK’s National Health Service, having achieved his Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners. He holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) and a Medical Degree (MBBS) from King’s College London, and a Master of Science (MSc) in Health Policy, Planning, and Financing from the London School of Economics and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.