John O. Agwunobi

Agwunobi was born in Dundee, Scotland to a Nigerian father of Igbo descent, who was a British-trained physician, and Scottish mother. As a teen, Agwunobi's family moved to Nigeria, where he attended high school and university. He received his medical training at the University of Jos, where his father was a professor of medicine.

Prior to his service in the federal government, Agwunobi served as Florida's secretary of health under Governor Jeb Bush from 2000 to 2005. He led Florida's public health response to four major hurricanes that struck the state in 2004. In addition, Agwunobi led the Department's response to the nation's first anthrax attack, subsequently guiding the state's nationally recognized efforts to prepare for, prevent and mitigate the effects of a bioterrorism attack.

Agwunobi served as the 12th assistant secretary for health from December 17, 2005 to September 4, 2007.[3] During his term as the ASH, he was a member of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, a uniformed service, and held the rank of four-star admiral.

Agwunobi has served as vice-chair of the United States African Development Foundation,.[4] He has served as a board adviser to Shopko, a specialty retail store holding corporation and board director for Magellan Health Services[5]

Agwunobi has a master degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University, a master of business administration from Georgetown University, and a certification as a managed care executive from the American Association of Health Plans (AAHP). He completed his pediatric residency at Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC, rotating between Children's National Medical Center and the District of Columbia General Hospital.[6]

Agwunobi served as co-president and chief health and nutrition officer of Herbalife. The company announced that he would become CEO as of March 30, 2020.

• White House bio of Agwunobi
• Appearances on C-SPAN