Global Health Strategist & HIV/AIDS Advocate; Former CEO at Pangaea Global AIDS; Host of "A Shot in the Arm" Podcast

San Francisco, CA, USA
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Ben Plumley Biography

Ben Plumley is a global health strategist and advocate whose career has focused on addressing the AIDS epidemic. With more than 25 years of experience across the United Nations, private sector, and non-profit organizations, Plumley has contributed to HIV/AIDS policy, advocacy, and program implementation. Educated at Churchill College, Cambridge University, Plumley participated in the United Kingdom's early response to AIDS, working with London-based charities such as the Terence Higgins Trust and supporting HIV-positive refugees from Eastern Africa.

Plumley's professional background includes roles with UNAIDS, where he served as Civil Society Coordinator at the first UN General Assembly on AIDS and later as Director of the Executive Office. In these positions, he supported Executive Director Peter Piot and managed political and management issues, including the development of UNAIDS policies on HIV prevention and services for injecting drug users. In the private sector, Plumley was Vice President for Global Access and Partnerships at Johnson & Johnson, where he facilitated public-private collaborations to advance AIDS-related technologies for developing countries, including a partnership with the TB Alliance to co-develop a new tuberculosis treatment.

Plumley co-founded the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS with Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, expanding its membership and helping companies implement business action principles against AIDS, such as workplace prevention and treatment programs, community outreach, and support for national AIDS strategies. He later served as CEO of Pangaea Global AIDS, overseeing HIV prevention and treatment programs for vulnerable populations worldwide. Under his leadership, Pangaea collaborated with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Chinese Ministry of Health to develop a national AIDS plan focused on at-risk urban populations.

Plumley has held leadership roles at Ikana Health Action Lab and the Global Health Reporting Center, and contributes to Plan B Health, connecting clinical research and community leadership to enhance HIV treatment and care services. He is the host of the "A Shot in the Arm" podcast, which explores innovation and equity in healthcare, and the "Business Fights AIDS" podcast, which examines the business response to AIDS. Plumley is recognized for his work in mobilizing stakeholders to create public-private partnerships in global health and continues to contribute to discussions on HIV/AIDS policy, prevention, and care.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/13/2026.

Ben Plumley Videos

Ben Plumley of PANGAEA | GBCHealth Conference 2013 - YouTube

Ben Plumley of PANGAEA | GBCHealth Conference 2013 - YouTube

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