Karen A. Grépin is an Associate Professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Hong Kong. She is a health economist and a health systems researcher. Dr. Grépin's research focuses institutional factors affecting the demand and supply of health services, the politics and effectiveness of development assistance for health, and the role of routine health information systems in strengthening health systems. She has a PhD in Health Policy (economics) from Harvard University and an SM in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health.