Clyde Hertzman is Professor, Department of Health Care and Epidemiology in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC. He is Canada’s foremost scientist in population health and human development and leads the Human Early Learning Partnership, a pioneering network of more than 180 researchers and graduate students from BC’s six universities. He is Canada Research Chair in Population Health and Human Development, a Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and Associate Director of the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research. Dr. Hertzman’s work has shaped revolutionary advancements in our understanding of the determinants of health across the life span.