Robert Armstrong is Emeritus Professor at Aga Khan University and University of British Columbia. He has a BSc from Simon Fraser University, an MD from McMaster University and MSc and PhD in Human Growth and Development from McMaster University. He completed specialty training in Paediatrics and sub-specialty training in Developmental Paediatrics at McMaster University and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Armstrong’s clinical and research interests are in the area of childhood disability, population-based strategies for prevention of developmental disorders and clinical and health services strategies for improving outcomes of children. From 2000 to 2010 Dr. Armstrong was Head of the Department of Pediatrics at UBC and Chief of Pediatric Medicine at the BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital. Prior to this he held a number of leadership roles including Medical Director of Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, Division Head, Developmental Pediatrics, Assistant Director Research Division, BC Children’s Hospital and Vice President Medicine and Quality Improvement at BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Armstrong joined the Aga Khan University from 2010 to 2020 as the Foundation Dean of the Medical College, East Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya with focus on building an academic health system, developing strong residency and fellowship programs and planning for undergraduate programs in medicine and other health science disciplines. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and is currently Secretary, International Pediatric Academic Leaders Association, on the Board of Aga Khan Health Services, East Africa and partner in The Health Associates, an academic health systems consulting group.