Raynard S. Kington, MD, PhD

About Raynard S. Kington, MD, PhD

Raynard S. Kington, MD, PhD, MBA, is Head of School at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. Prior to joining Phillips Academy in 2020, he served for 10 years as President of Grinnell College, a liberal arts and sciences college in Grinnell, Iowa. 

Earlier in his career, Dr. Kington held leadership positions at the National Institutes of Health, including Principal Deputy Director and Acting Director, Associate Director for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, and Acting Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. He previously served as a division director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and as Director of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. He has also held positions as a senior scientist at the RAND Corporation and assistant professor of medicine at UCLA. 

Dr. Kington earned his undergraduate degree and medical degree from the University of Michigan. Dr. Kington is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and was board certified in internal medicine, public health and preventive medicine, and geriatric medicine. His research has focused on the social determinants of health and diversity in the scientific workforce. He earned his Master in Business Administration and doctorate in health policy and economics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was also a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar.