Find your path to Terry
346 people in our graph share verified history with Terry — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
About
Terry Huang is a Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Systems and Community Design at the City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, where he also serves as Co-Director of the NYU-CUNY Prevention Research Center. He previously chaired the Department of Health Policy and Management at CUNY SPH and held a leadership role at the National Institutes of Health focused on systems science and public health integration. Huang founded Firefly Innovations, a public health entrepreneurship platform, and serves as a general partner and angel investor at COREangels Health Ventures; his research and policy work spans obesity prevention, built environment interventions, and chronic disease management. He holds a PhD in Preventive Medicine and an MPH from the University of Southern California, an MBA from IE Business School, and a BA in Psychology from McGill University.
Experience
- COREangels Health VenturesGP & Angel Investorcurrent2022 — presentBrooklyn, New York, United States
- Firefly Innovations: Accelerating Ventures for Public Health ImpactFoundercurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health PolicyDistinguished Professorcurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York
- CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health PolicyDirector, Center for Systems and Community Designcurrent2016 — presentGreater New York City Area
- CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health PolicyProfessorcurrent2014 — presentNew York City
- Frontiers in Public HealthSpecialty Chief Editor, Public Health and Nutritioncurrent2021 — present
- NYU-CUNY Prevention Research Center (PRC)Co-Director, NYU-CUNY Prevention Research Centercurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- The New York Academy of MedicineFellowcurrent2019 — presentGreater New York City Area
- Private ConsultingPublic Health Consultantcurrent1999 — present
- Access to Nutrition FoundationExpert Group Membercurrent2009 — presentUtrecht Area, Netherlands
- National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR)Co-Founder and Senior Advisorcurrent2009 — presentWashington D.C. Metro Area
- National Academy of MedicineExpert Member, Food Forum2020 — 2025Washington, District Of Columbia
- Element 46 Tech AcceleratorStartup Mentor2023 — 2024New York, United States
- Village CapitalStartup Mentor2022 — 2024
- World Obesity FederationVP North America (Non-Exec Director of the Board)2015 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- University of Nebraska Medical CenterProfessor2010 — 2015
- University of Nebraska Medical CenterProfessor and Chair of Health Promotion2010 — 2014Greater Omaha Area
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)Director, Obesity Research Strategic Core2005 — 2010Bethesda, MD
- Tufts UniversityResearch Assistant Professor2003 — 2005Greater Boston Area
- University of Kansas Medical CenterAssistant Professor2002 — 2003Kansas City, KS
- University of Southern CaliforniaResearch Associate2001 — 2002Greater Los Angeles Area
- University of Southern CaliforniaResearch Assistant1998 — 2001Greater Los Angeles Area
- McGill UniversityResearch Assistant1995 — 1997Montreal, Canada Area
Skills & more
+12 more
Strategic PlanningFrenchMandarinSpanishStatisticsEpidemiologyPreventive MedicinePublic HealthHealthcareHealth EducationHealth Services ResearchResearch DesignLanguages English · French · Mandarin · Spanish
- Leading in a Data-Driven World: Quantitative Intuition — Columbia Business School Executive Education
- Certified in Public Health (CPH) — National Board of Public Health Examiners
From Terry's professional profile.
Colleagues at COREangels
Network5
Investors connected to Terry in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Terry Huang?
- Terry Huang is a Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Systems and Community Design at the City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, where he also serves as Co-Director of the NYU-CUNY Prevention Research Center. He previously chaired the Department of Health Policy and Management at CUNY SPH and held a leadership role at the National Institutes of Health focused on systems science and public health integration. Huang founded Firefly Innovations, a public health entrepreneurship platform, and serves as a general partner and angel investor at COREangels Health Ventures; his research and policy work spans obesity prevention, built environment interventions, and chronic disease management. He holds a PhD in Preventive Medicine and an MPH from the University of Southern California, an MBA from IE Business School, and a BA in Psychology from McGill University.
- Where does Terry Huang work?
- Terry Huang is Investor at COREangels.
- What check size does Terry Huang write?
- Terry Huang typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Terry Huang go to school?
- Terry Huang studied at Columbia Business School (Certificate of Business Excellence, Venture Capital & Private Equity); IE Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Strategy); University of Southern California (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Preventive Medicine).
Same school
Also attended Columbia Business School1,001
+ 995 more
Also attended IE Business School312
+ 306 more
Also attended University of Southern California819
+ 813 more
Also attended McGill University653
+ 647 more
Shared employers
Also worked at National Academy of Medicine6
Also worked at Village Capital65
+ 59 more
Also worked at University of Nebraska Medical Center2
Also worked at Tufts University54
+ 48 more





























































