Reed V. Tuckson is a co-convener of the Coalition for Trust in Health and Science, which is dedicated to bringing together the entire health-related ecosystem to address mistrust and misinformation. In addition, he continues to advance his work as a co-founder of the Black Coalition Against COVID, a multi-stakeholder and interdisciplinary effort working to mitigate Covid in Washington, D.C., and nationally by coordinating the four historically Black medical schools, the W. Montague Cobb/National Medical Association (NMA) Health Institute, the National Black Nurses Association, the National Urban League, and BlackDoctor.org.

He enjoyed a long tenure as Executive Vice President and Chief of Medical Affairs for UnitedHealth Group, a Fortune 20 health and well-being company.

A recognized leader in his field, Dr. Tuckson is honored to have been appointed to leadership roles at the National Institutes of Health and National Academy of Medicine, as well as to numerous federal advisory committees and corporate, nonprofit, and academic boards.

In addition, he served as President of the Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science; the Senior Vice President for Professional Standards of the American Medical Association; the Senior Vice President for the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation; and the Commissioner of Public Health for Washington, D.C.