Paul Jarris, MD, MBA is the Executive Director of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), the national nonprofit organization representing the state and territorial public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia.

He has served as the Commissioner of Vermont Department of Health, operated statewide managed care organizations, and is an expert in quality improvement initiatives.

As a physician, he has worked in federally qualified health centers and served as physician to an inner city school and a shelter for homeless adolescent youth.