Jane Henney

Jane Henney, M.D.

For the past 28 years, Dr. Henney has served in a series of senior health policy leadership positions in the public sector. Beginning in 1980, she served for five years as the Deputy Director of the National Cancer Institute. Subsequently, she joined the University of Kansas Medical Center as Vice Chancellor of Health Programs, and, for 18 months, as Interim Dean of the School of Medicine. She then served as Deputy Commissioner for Operations of the Food and Drug Administration, where she stayed until assuming the position as the first Vice President for Health Sciences at the University of New Mexico.

In 1998 she was nominated by President Bill Clinton and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. She served in this capacity until January 2001. After leaving the FDA, she was appointed Senior Scholar in Residence at the Association of Academic Health Centers.

On July 1, 2003, Dr. Henney was named Senior Vice President and Provost for Health Affairs at the University of Cincinnati. In this capacity, she oversaw the operations of the academic and research enterprise of the UC Academic Health Center, including the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Allied Health Sciences, Hoxworth Blood Center, Academic Information Technologies and Library, and Institute for the Study of Health. She recently stepped down from this post.

In addition to her academic work at the University, she also serves on the boards of The Commonwealth Fund and the China Medical Board in New York City, AmerisourceBergen Corporation in Philadelphia and AstraZeneca PLC in London.

Dr. Henney has received many honors and awards in her field, including election to the National Academy of Science, Institute of Medicine, the Society of Medical Administrators and honorary membership in the American College of Health Care Executives. She is a recipient of the Excellence in Women's Health Award from the Jacobs Institute, the Public Health Leadership Award from the National Organization of Rare Disorders, the DHHS Secretary's Recognition Award and, on two separate occasions, the United States Public Health Service Commendation Medal. She has received honorary degrees from North Carolina State University, Manchester College and the University of Rochester.

A native of Indiana, Dr. Henney received her undergraduate degree from Manchester College, her medical degree from Indiana University, and completed her subspecialty training in medical oncology at the M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute and the National Cancer Institute.