Dr. Michelle A. Albert, MD MPH DSc (Hon) is the Walter A. Haas-Lucie Stern Endowed Chair in Cardiology and Professor in Medicine at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), Admissions Dean for UCSF Medical School and Director of the CeNter for the StUdy of AdveRsiTy and CardiovascUlaR DiseasE. She is a physician-scientist-epidemiologist who studied health equity and the “the biology of adversity”. She is the Past 86th President of the American Heart Association, the Association of Black Cardiologists and Past 60th President of the Association of University Cardiologists. She is the first person in history to serve collectively and concurrently as President of these three of the most prestigious cardiovascular societies. She has received numerous awards for her research and mentorship and is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, the Association of American Physicians, the Association of University Cardiologists and ASCI.