Ulysses Burley, III, M.D.

“A native of Houston, Texas, Ulysses W. Burley III studied at Morehouse College and Northwest- ern University Feinberg School of Medicine (FSM). Ulysses previously held an associate position at Northwestern University FSM Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Clinical Research Unit and a position as Program Director for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Strategy on HIV/AIDS. He now operates as an independent consultant on the intersection of Faith, Health, and Human Rights under UBtheCURE, LLC where he is the Owner.

Although his primary training is in public health and clinical research, Ulysses has dedicated much of his time to a vocation of social justice advocacy through the church and community. His primary work with faith groups has been in the area of HIV and AIDS awareness, advocacy and capacity building, but also includes mass incarceration, LGBTQIA, gender and racial justice, food security, and peace in the Middle East. He has been a guest at both the White House and United Nations for consultations on the intersections of faith and HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health rights, and global drug reform. He currently serves as a member of the United States Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) under the Obama Administration. Ulysses has also been recog- nized by the National Minority Quality Forum as top 40 under 40 in minority health for his work in faith and HIV in communities of color. Ulysses previously served on the executive committee of World Council of Churches (WCC), holding positions on the WCC Gender Advisory Group and Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance’s (EAA) Access to HIV/AIDS Treatment Working Group.