Jeremy Knox

Policy lead, drug-resistant infections, Wellcome Trust

Jeremy Knox has since 2017 led the Wellcome Trust’s policy and advocacy activities on antimicrobial resistance, an integral part of the organisation’s multi-year, $350m commitment to support the global response to drug-resistant infections through aligned research and policy activities.
Prior to joining Wellcome, he spent eight years working in government at the UK Department of Health. During this time, Jeremy worked in public and global health roles, including a two-year secondment from 2014 to 2016 to be deputy head of the small team working on Lord Jim O’Neill’s Review on Antimicrobial Resistance.
Having originally studied economics at the University of Nottingham, Jeremy also holds a master’s degree in Health Policy from Imperial College, London.