Professor David Gordon FRCP FMedSci joined the staff of the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) in 2007, and was President of WFME from January 2015 to December 2022. He is emeritus professor of medicine and former dean of the medical faculty at the University of Manchester. Professor Gordon was Chair of the Council of Heads of Medical Schools of the UK, and President of the Association of Medical Schools in Europe. He holds visiting appointments at a number of universities.