Leader of AIDS United Gives Presidential Convocation Talk Nov. 27

Jesse Milan Jr. is president and CEO of AIDS United, a national organization focused on ending the HIV epidemic in the United States. He has lived with HIV for more than 35 years and has 30 years of experience in executive roles in the private and global health sectors. A lawyer by background, he has received numerous honors, including Plus Magazine’s 20 Most Amazing HIV+ People and a 2015 Public Service Award from the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.

A community advocate and nationally recognized expert on HIV/AIDS policies and programs, Milan serves on the Scientific Advisory Board for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. He has cochaired the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Health Resources and Services Administration Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevention and Treatment.

Milan will give the presidential convocation lecture at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, November 27 in Finney Chapel. The event will be streamed live.