Andrew has been the Executive Director for the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) since Fall 2011. Before joining CAHR, Andrew worked for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) since its creation in 2000. At CIHR, Andrew held various positions including Director of Communications, Senior Policy Advisor and most recently as Associate Director for the CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative (2008-2011), the arm of CIHR which is responsible for the $22.5 million that CIHR receives annually via the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada and the Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative. Before his tenure at CIHR, Andrew worked on Parliament Hill.
Email:andrew.matejcic@cahr-acrv.ca