William L. Roper

William L.
Roper is currently a Member of the American Medical Association, a Member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the President of the University of North Carolina System since 2019, and the Vice Chancellor-Medical Affairs of The University of North Carolina at Charlotte since 2013.
In his former positions, Dr. Roper served as the Chairman of The National Quality Forum, a Director at Express Scripts, Inc., a Director at Quintiles Transnational Corp., an Independent Non-Executive Director at DaVita, Inc. from 2001 to 2020, an Independent Director at Medco Health Solutions, Inc. from 2007 to 2012, an Independent Director at Express Scripts Holding Co. from 2011 to 2018, a Director at Delhaize Le Lion in 2008, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention from 1990 to 1993, the President & Director of UNC Health Care System in 2019, an Independent Director at The Cigna Group from 2018 to 2021, and a Trustee at The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Dr. Roper's education includes undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate degrees from The University of Alabama.