William Heisel

Director of Global Services

William Heisel is the Director of Global Services for IHME Client Services, leading a social enterprise to engage with the private sector to support innovation at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). He runs the operations of the team, including staff recruitment, client development, licensing, and digital tool creation. Previously, as the Director of Global Engagement at IHME, Bill oversaw the Institute's outreach and relationship building, including media relations, digital communications, data library services, events and marketing, publications, scientific communications, and external relations. He also managed philanthropic fundraising efforts and helped create the Roux Prize, one of global health’s highest honors. Bill has a BA in Journalism and Spanish from the University of Montana.
IHME Client Services was established at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine in Seattle in 2018. It is dedicated to advancing IHME’s mission of improving health through better health evidence.