Martin McKee CBE is Professor of European Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, research director of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, and Past President of the European Public Health Association. His contributions have been recognised by election to the UK Academy of Medical Sciences, Academia Europeae, and the US National Academy of Medicine, and by six honorary doctorates. He was awarded the 2003 Andrija Stampar medal, the 2014 Alwyn Smith Prize, and the 2015 Donabedian International Award.