Myrl Weinberg

Myrl Weinberg is President of the National Health Council, an umbrella organization that has served as the place where "the health community meets" for 83 years. The Council’s 110 members are national health-related organizations. Its goals are to promote quality health care for all people, to promote the importance of medical research, and to promote the role of voluntary health agencies, also called patient-based groups.

The Council’s core constituency is its 50 member voluntary health agencies — such as American Diabetes Association, Lupus Foundation of America, and Arthritis Foundation — that represent approximately 100 million people with chronic diseases and/or disabilities. The Council’s member organizations also include professional associations, other nonprofit organizations with an interest in health, and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

Ms. Weinberg’s career has focused on health, medical research, long-term care, social security, and related issues that affect persons with chronic diseases and/or disabilities. Before joining the Council, Ms. Weinberg held numerous managerial positions at the American Diabetes Association, including serving as Vice President for Corporate Relations and Public Affairs.

Ms. Weinberg has a long history of board and committee service, including serving as a member of the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Health Sciences Policy Board. She was honored to be selected to serve on the congressionally mandated IOM Committee created to assess how research priorities are established at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Most recently, she served on the National Research Council/IOM Committee on the Organizational Structure of the NIH.

In addition, Ms. Weinberg serves as vice chair of the Governing Board of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations. She also serves on the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s Committee on Performance Measurement, and on the Roche Genetics Science and Ethics Advisory Committee, and the INDEPENDENT SECTOR Ethics and Accountability Committee.

Ms. Weinberg pursued advanced graduate study at Purdue University. She holds an M.A. in Special Education from George Peabody College and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Arkansas.