Michael J. Beach PhD

Michael Beach, PhD, is associate director for healthy water, a program he originated at CDC. He is also Deputy Director of the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases at CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases. An epidemiologist and laboratorian with extensive experience in parasitic and other waterborne diseases, Dr. Beach leads a worldwide program to ensure access to safe drinking water, adequate sanitation, and basic hygiene to protect people from waterborne illnesses.