Jeffrey S. Crowley, MPH has been named Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy. Crowley is currently Senior Research Scholar at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute and Senior Scholar at Georgetown's O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. He also sits on the faculty of George Washington University's HIV/AIDS Institute. Among Crowley's previous posts is as Deputy Executive Director of the National Association of People with AIDS.

The Peace Corps alumnus has also worked as a volunteer teacher at the Nsongweni High School in Swaziland. His education includes a Master's degree in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health and a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Kalamazoo College.

"Jeffrey Crowley brings the experience and expertise that will help our nation address the ongoing HIV/AIDS crisis and help my administration develop policies that will serve Americans with disabilities," the President said. "In both of these key areas, we continue to face serious challenges and we must take bold steps to meet them. I look forward to Jeffrey's leadership on these critical issues."

Crowley's areas of expertise include Medicare and Medicaid policy, including prescription drug policies, as informal advisor to the HIV Medicaid and Medicare Working Group and the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities. During his time at NAPWA, he helped usher in initiatives such as the National HIV Testing Day Campaign and the Ryan White National Youth Conference.

"The announcement of Jeffrey Crowley signals that HIV/AIDS issues will be an integral part of health care reform in the Obama Administration," said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. "Throughout his campaign, President Obama called for the development of a bold national AIDS strategy. With Crowley's leadership, we look forward to working with the Office of National AIDS Policy in setting an aggressive agenda to combat HIV/AIDS in our country."

Crowley comes recommended by the LGBT Presidential Appointments Project.