Benn McGrady

Benn McGrady, Ph.D., directs the O’Neill Institute Initiative on Trade, Investment and Health. Dr. McGrady is also an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches International Trade and Health and co-teaches Public Health and International Investment Law.

Dr. McGrady’s research is focused on the intersection of public health and international trade law and on the potential functions of international law in a public health context. He is a member of the editorial committee of the European Journal of Risk Regulation and acts regularly as a reviewer for international peer-reviewed journals and publishers.

Dr. McGrady has also been active in providing advice to public health bodies, foreign governments and inter-governmental organizations on various aspects of public international law, including the law of treaties, international trade law and international investment law. Dr. McGrady has particular experience advising on the implications of international trade and investment agreements for domestic public health measures and on legal issues concerning the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

Originally from Australia, Dr. McGrady holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Laws (hons) and a doctorate from Monash University in Melbourne, as well as a Master of Laws (dist) (Global Health Law) from the Georgetown University Law Center.