Michael Fraser, PhD, CAE, FCPP

Michael Fraser bio

Michael Fraser, PhD, CAE, FCPP

Michael Fraser, PhD, CAE, is CEO of the College of American Pathologists. Previously, he served as chief executive officer of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), executive vice president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, CEO of the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, and deputy executive director of the National Association of County and City Health Officials. He also served in several capacities at the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Dr. Fraser received his doctorate and master’s degrees in sociology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Master of Science in management with a concentration on management, strategy, and leadership from the Eli Broad School of Management at Michigan State University.

He was nominated for a 2018 CEO of the Year Award from CEOUpdate Magazine by his colleagues and is currently a collaborating editor and author of a Public Health Guide to Ending the Opioid Crisis, slated to be published by the Oxford University Press in early 2019. Throughout his career, Dr. Fraser has been an educator, innovator, and distinguished leader in public health.