Dr. Grayson Brown, PhD, MSc

Executive Director

Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Dr. Grayson Brown has been the Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit for over 5 years.  The Unit’s objective is to create and implement a vector management program for Puerto Rico. Prior to joining the PRVCU, he was the Regional Medical Entomologist for the Pacific Island Health Officer’s Association.  Prior to that, he was Professor of Entomology, Department of Entomology, at the University of Kentucky  for 40 years.   He remains as an Emeritus Professor there.  A native of Florida, he received his BS in Biology at Florida State Univ.  before going on to receive a PhD in Entomology at the Washington State University.  

He is a former President of the Entomological Society of America, and the current President of the Puerto Rico Vector Management Association, with 430 members.  He has published over 130 papers in refereed journals and has received over $50 million in grants throughout his career.  In addition to his work in the Pacific and Caribbean islands, he has conducted vector management projects in Sub Saharan Africa, North Africa, SE Asia, South America, and Central America.