June Cha is a policy director at FasterCures, MI Health. She brings decades of experience in infectious diseases research, non-profit, multilateral, and bilateral organizations, government, and the pharmaceutical industry, where she has focused on US and global health policy and program strategies across the healthcare ecosystem. Cha has in-depth knowledge and experience in medical product research and development, pharmaceutical regulatory laws, regulations, and policy, and has led efforts to promote sustainable and equitable healthcare. Most recently, Cha worked with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the African Union Development Agency to provide program and policy strategies for creating a continental safety monitoring platform in Africa. She also worked in the pharmaceutical industry as a regulatory policy professional, collaborating with stakeholders from patient organizations, non-profits, trade associations, and the government to advance scientifically sound and innovative regulatory science. Before joining the industry, Cha served as a public health advisor at the US Department of Health and Human Services, leading the strategic planning and review process to ensure the advancement of women’s health issues. She began her policy career at global health organizations advocating efficient HIV prevention policy for mothers and children in Sub-Saharan Africa. Cha received a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Notre Dame and an MPH in Global Public Health Leadership from New York University.