Holly Humphrey

Holly J. Humphrey (November 28, 1956 – April 17, 2025) was an American pulmonologist and academic who was the president of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation and the Ralph W. Gerard Emeritus Professor in Medicine at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.

Background Humphrey was born on November 28, 1956. In 1979, Humphrey graduated from North Central College.

Humphrey earned her MD from the University of Chicago in 1983. Before joining the Macy Foundation, she spent 15 years as the Ralph W. Gerard Professor in Medicine and Dean for Medical Education at the University of Chicago.

Humphrey joined the Macy Foundation in 2018. She was the Ralph W. Gerard Emeritus Professor in Medicine. She served as the chair of the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine’s board of directors. She previously served as chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine and of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation. She was a visiting professor at Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, and Georgetown University Medical Center. She authored more than 60 academic publications.

Humphrey was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2020.