Zeke Emanuel

Person

Brother of Ari Emanuel, who is a doctor and vice provost at the University of Pennsylvania.


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11/8/2025, 6:35:38 AM

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Summary

Zeke Emanuel is a distinguished American oncologist and bioethicist, born on September 6, 1957. He currently holds multiple prominent roles at the University of Pennsylvania, serving as Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and Chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, with joint appointments at the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School. His extensive career includes being a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School until 1998, and the founding chair of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health. Emanuel also served as a special advisor for health policy to the White House Office of Management and Budget from 2009 to 2011 and was appointed to President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board in November 2020. He is a notable member of the Emanuel family, being the brother of Ari Emanuel, CEO of Endeavor, and Rahm Emanuel.

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Extracted Attributes
  • Full Name

    Ezekiel Jonathan "Zeke" Emanuel

  • Profession

    Oncologist, Bioethicist

  • Nationality

    American

  • Publications

    Over 300 articles, 15 books (authored/edited)

  • Date of Birth

    1957-09-06

  • Education (BA)

    Amherst College (Chemistry)

  • Education (MD)

    Harvard Medical School (Internal Medicine)

  • Specialization

    Breast Oncologist

  • Education (MSc)

    Exeter College, Oxford University (Biochemistry)

  • Education (PhD)

    Harvard University (Political Philosophy)

  • Current Position

    Senior Fellow

  • Previous Position

    Special Advisor for Health Policy

  • Current Affiliation

    Center for American Progress

  • Current Appointment

    Joint Appointment, Wharton School

  • Previous Affiliation

    White House Office of Management and Budget

Timeline
  • Born as Ezekiel Jonathan "Zeke" Emanuel. (Source: Initial Summary)

    1957-09-06

  • Became the founding chair of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health. (Source: Web Search Results)

    1997

  • Left his position as an associate professor at Harvard Medical School to join the National Institutes of Health. (Source: Initial Summary)

    1998

  • Began serving as special advisor for health policy to the director of the Office of Management and Budget in the White House. (Source: Web Search Results)

    2009-01

  • Concluded his role as special advisor for health policy to the director of the Office of Management and Budget in the White House. (Source: Web Search Results)

    2011-01

  • Concluded his role as chair of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health. (Source: Web Search Results)

    2011

  • Appointed as one of the 16 members of President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board. (Source: Initial Summary)

    2020-11-09

Ezekiel Emanuel

Ezekiel Jonathan "Zeke" Emanuel (born September 6, 1957) is an American oncologist and bioethicist. He is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. He is the current Vice Provost for Global Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania and chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy. Previously, Emanuel served as the Diane and Robert Levy University Professor at Penn. He holds a joint appointment at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Wharton School and was formerly an associate professor at the Harvard Medical School until 1998 when he joined the National Institutes of Health. On November 9, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden named Emanuel to be one of the 16 members of his COVID-19 Advisory Board.

Web Search Results
  • Ezekiel Emanuel - Wikipedia

    \\Ezekiel Jonathan "Zeke" Emanuel\\ (born September 6, 1957) is an American oncologist and bioethicist.( He is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. He is the current Vice Provost for Global Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania and chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy. Previously, Emanuel served as the Diane and Robert Levy University Professor at Penn. He holds a joint appointment at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the [...] From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | Zeke Emanuel | [...] Emanuel is the son of Benjamin M. Emanuel and Marsha (Smulevitz) Emanuel. His father, Benjamin M. Emanuel, is a Jerusalem-born( who was once a member of the Irgun, a Jewish paramilitary organization that operated in Mandate Palestine. He provided free care to poor immigrants and led efforts to get rid of lead paint that was dangerous for children;( as of 2010 he lived in a Chicago suburb.( Emanuel's mother, Marsha, a nurse and psychiatric social worker who was raised in the North Lawndale

  • Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD - Penn Medical Ethics and Health Policy

    Ezekiel J. Emanuel is the Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and the Diane v.S. Levy and Robert M. Levy University Professor, Co-Director of the Health Transformation Institute. From January 2009 to January 2011, he served as special advisor for health policy to the director of the Office of Management and Budget in the White House. From 1997 to 2011, he was chair of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health. He is also a breast oncologist. [...] # Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD vp-global@upenn.edu Titles: Diane v.S. Levy & Robert M. Levy Professor Vice Provost for Global Initiatives Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) Professor Education: Harvard Medical School, MD (Internal Medicine) Harvard University, PhD, Political Philosophy Exeter College, Oxford University, MSc, Biochemistry Amherst College, BA, Chemistry [...] professor at New York University Law School.

  • Ezekiel Emanuel, M.D. | Exclusive Keynote Speaker - Leigh Bureau

    ##### From January 2009 to January 2011, Zeke was a special advisor for health policy to the White House Office of Management and Budget. As one of the most prominent voices advising the White House about healthcare, he had a significant impact on federal healthcare budgets and the Affordable Care Act. ‍ [...] ultimately still on the micro-level. Burnout isn’t an individual problem and thus treating the individual will never be an effective solution. To truly solve the burnout dilemma, organizations must think bigger. In this talk, Dr. Zeke Emanuel introduces the data-backed meso-level interventions—those initiated at an institutional level—that have proven to effectively reduce burnout in workers. By prioritizing meaningful work, enhancing worker autonomy, fostering collegiality in a way that [...] burnout a national priority. What can healthcare leaders do about it? Burnout isn’t an individual problem and thus treating the individual will never be an effective solution. The answer lies in meso-level interventions, or those initiated at an institutional level. In this talk, Dr. Zeke Emanuel outlines the four overlooked causes of clinician burnout and provides the data-backed solution each one. By restoring centrality of meaning in patient care, enhancing worker autonomy, reinforcing

  • Ezekiel J. Emanuel - Wharton Health Care Management

    Ezekiel J. Emanuel is the Vice Provost for Global Initiatives, the Diane v.S. Levy and Robert M. Levy University Professor, and Co-Director of the Healthcare Transformation Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. From January 2009 to January 2011, Dr. Emanuel served as a Special Advisor on Health Policy to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and National Economic Council. Prior to that he was the founding chair of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of [...] Lessons from COVID-19: Health Care’s Progress and Shortcomings Five Years Later, Knowledge at Wharton - 3/12/2025 How COVID-19 Changed the World, Knowledge at Wharton - 3/11/2025 How Reshoring Will Restore the Drug Supply Chain, Knowledge at Wharton - 4/25/2023 Zeke Emanuel: It’s Been an Intense Three Years for the Healthcare Industry, Knowledge at Wharton - 1/10/2023 COVID Crisis: Balancing Health Care and Economic Policy, Knowledge at Wharton - 9/22/2020 [...] Johns Hopkins Medical School, and the Kovitz Professor at Stanford Medical School and visiting professor at New York University Law School. Dr. Emanuel served on President Clinton’s Health Care Task Force, the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC), and on the bioethics panel of the Pan-American Healthcare Organization. He has published over 300 articles mainly on health care reform, research ethics, and end of life care. He has also authored or edited 15 books.

  • Ezekiel Emanuel on the Practice of Medicine, Policy, and Life (Ep. 67)

    Ezekiel Emanuel is a reflection of his upbringing: a doctor for a father who loved to travel, a mother interested in policy and community activism, and all the competition and friendship that comes with growing up closely with two brothers. Put those together and you wouldn’t be surprised that the result is someone who has worked at both the highest levels of, medicine, policy and academia — though the intense interest in jam might surprise you. [...] TYLER COWEN: Hello, this is Tyler Cowen, and I’m here today with Zeke Emanuel, who in my view needs no introduction. So, let’s start in on doctors. Do we overrate the importance of IQ for doctors? EZEKIEL EMANUEL: Oh, yeah. That’s definitely the case. COWEN: So, what is it we’re underrating, in relative terms? EMANUEL: We think that smarts is what counts, but I think a lot more of it is emotional intelligence, judgment under pressure — much more important. [...] Regulating drug prices is but one area. As I mentioned, limiting what hospitals can charge so that they don’t get too much money out of the healthcare system’s another way. Transforming how doctors are paid also, we’ve got some good evidence, can transform how they deliver care, the quality of care, and reduce costs. And so, that’s a second thing I would love to get back into. COWEN: Zeke Emanuel, thank you very much. EMANUEL: This has been great, Tyler. Thank you.