William A. Hazel, Jr. MD

Dr. Hazel is a strong advocate for evidence-informed policies relating to health, healthcare, human services, and technology and has engaged with philanthropy to fund upstream initiatives with the goal of prevention.

He earned a degree in Civil Engineering from Princeton University and followed by a degree in Medicine from Duke University with , finishing his orthopedic residency at the Mayo Clinic. He was an orthopedic surgeon with an office practice in Northern Virginia, was an Assistant surgeon for the Washington Redskins, and was the team physician for the D. C. United Professional soccer club.

He completed two terms as Secretary of Health and Human Resources of the Commonwealth of Virginia and then served as the Senior Advisor for Innovation and Community Engagement at George Mason University. Dr. Hazel was President of the Virginia Medical Society and Trustee of the American Medical Association. He co-chaired the Coordinating Council to address homelessness in Virginia and also co-chaired a task force on mental health, and with the Secretary of Public Safety led the Commonwealth’s response to the opioid epidemic.