Dr. Gustavo Mery, MD, MBA, PhD, is the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative to Peru.
He has more than 25 years of international experience as a physician, scientist, and health economist, having held a diverse range of roles as a strategic executive, policy advisor, researcher, academic, and, most recently, senior international public health diplomat.
His work has focused on advancing Universal Health and promoting equitable access to comprehensive, high-quality health services, contributing to the sustainability of health system transformations across the Americas. He has led high-performing teams in complex sociopolitical environments, facilitating interprogrammatic collaboration, fostering high-level policy dialogue, and building multisectoral partnerships.
Dr. Mery joined PAHO/WHO in 2016 and has served as Advisor on Health Systems and Services in The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands, Costa Rica, and Colombia. Prior to joining PAHO/WHO, he held several positions in Canada, including Senior Health Economist at the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, as well as research and consulting roles in health policy and health economics. In Chile, he served as a medical director, university professor of medicine, and practicing physician in emergency medicine and primary health care.
He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, a Master of Business Administration from Adolfo Ibáñez University (Chile), and a PhD in Health Services Research, Health Economics and Outcomes Research from the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) at the University of Toronto.
His areas of expertise include international health and health diplomacy, health systems strengthening, health economics, intersectoral collaboration, applied quantitative research, and health innovation.