William R. Brody

William R. Brody is a physician-scientist, educator, entrepreneur, and academic leader. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from MIT and both a doctorate and medical degree from Stanford University. Brody later taught radiology and electrical engineering, served as radiologist-in-chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and was president of Johns Hopkins University from 1996 to 2009. He subsequently served as president of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies from 2009 to 2015.

Brody is the author of Uncommon Sense: Rethinking Ordinary Problems in Extraordinary Ways, a book developed from a seminar he taught at Johns Hopkins. His work has also included more than 100 articles in U.S. medical journals, two U.S. patents in medical imaging, and the co-founding of three medical-device companies.