# John-Arne Røttingen

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## TL;DR

Norwegian physician and global health leader who has been Chief Executive of Wellcome, one of the world's largest biomedical research funders, since 2024.

## Summary

John-Arne Røttingen is Chief Executive Officer of Wellcome, the London-based charitable foundation that funds discovery science and health research, including cancer biology and genomics through institutions such as the Wellcome Sanger Institute. A physician and former Norwegian ambassador for global health, he previously led the Research Council of Norway and was founding CEO of CEPI.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; research funding; global health
- Role: Chief Executive Officer
- Specialisms: Global health; Research funding; Health policy

## Sources

- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Rottingen+JA%5BAuthor%5D

## Connected records

- institutions: [Wellcome](https://onco.cc/institutions/wellcome/)

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