Tim Ken Mackey is an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Diego, the Director of the Global Health Policy and Data Institute, the CEO and co-founder of the healthcare startup company S-3 Research, and the co Editor-in-Chief of the journal JMIR Infodemiology. He holds a BA in Political Science-International Relations, a Masters Degree in Health Policy & Law and also earned his PhD in Global Public Health from the joint doctoral program at UC San Diego - San Diego State University. Prof. Mackey's work has been featured in high-impact journals such as Science, JAMA, Nature Biotechnology, JMIR, the Lancet, Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, Clinical Microbiology Reviews, and BMC Medicine. His research and expertise has also been featured in major news outlets such as CNN, NPR, and the Wall Street Journal. His work focuses on an array of multidisciplinary topics in domestic and global public health including health technology, public health and data science, health policy, and global health governance. His work also focuses on key substance use topics including opioid use disorder, illicit drug diversion, tobacco and vaping harms, and other addiction topics. He has extensive professional experience including over 10 years experience in the private sector and acting as a consultant for the World Health Organization, the US Department of Justice and others.