Jane L. Delgado, Ph.D., M.S.

Dr. Jane L. Delgado is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Healthy Americas Foundation and the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. Dr. Delgado serves on the Boards of the Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute (Investment Committee), National Biodefense Science Advisory Board, McLean Hospital (Belmont, MA), and the U.S. Soccer Foundation (Chair, Audit). She served on the board of the Argonne National Laboratory (Chair, Compensation), Kresge Foundation (Chair, Audit), Northern Virginia Health Foundation (Founding Board member, Chair), and, publicly traded companies (Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc., makers of Mucinex® and Vestar, Inc., the biotechnology company that developed AmBisome®) until they were acquired. Dr. Delgado served on the national advisory council for Mrs. Rosalynn Carter's Task Force on Mental Health.

Dr. Delgado is a highly respected and sought after thought leader and commentator. Innovation and action have marked Dr. Delgado’s career as a leader who is transforming health. Recent publications have been in the International Business Times (2025), Nature Human Behaviour (2024), STAT News (2024), and the New England Journal of Medicine (2022). A licensed clinical psychologist, she is the author of the Buena Salud® Guides (2011 to 2020), which cover heart health, diabetes, depression, arthritis, and weight loss, with all titles in English and Spanish. Her earlier books include Salud: The Latina Guide to Total Health (HarperCollins, 1997, 2002) and The Latina Guide to Health: Consejos and Caring Answers (Newmarket Press, 2010). Three of her books were named to Library Journal’s Best Health Books of the Year list.

Dr. Delgado's honors include the FDA Commissioner's Special Citation, the Dr. Harvey W. Wiley Award (the highest FDA honor to a civilian), an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the State University of New York, and recognition from the National Academy of Public Administration, the Association of American Medical Colleges, Latino Leaders, HipLATINA, and WebMD.

Dr. Delgado earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, M.S. in Urban and Policy Sciences from the Averell Harriman School of Urban and Policy Sciences, and an M.A. in Community Psychology from New York University. Dr. Delgado lives in Washington, DC with her husband Mark.