Christine Grady (born 1951/1952) is an American nurse and bioethicist who served as the head of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. In 2026, Grady joined Georgetown University as an advisor and faculty member.
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Early life and education
Grady was born and raised in Livingston, New Jersey. Her father, John H. Grady Jr., was a graduate of Yale University and a U.S. Navy veteran who served as the mayor of Livingston. Her mother, Barbara, was an assistant dean at Seton Hall University School of Law.
Grady graduated from Livingston High School, after which she earned a B.S. in nursing and biology from Georgetown University in 1974, a Master of Science in Nursing from Boston College in 1978, and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Georgetown University in 1993.
Grady spent two years working as a nurse for Project HOPE in Brazil. There, she learned to speak Portuguese. She subsequently joined the NIH, where she met her future husband Anthony Fauci.
Career
Grady has worked in nursing, clinical research, and clinical care, with a specialization in HIV. She was a commissioner on the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues from 2010 and 2017.