Anthony Iton

Senior VP, Healthy Communities, The California Endowment

Anthony Iton, M.D., J.D., MPH, is the senior vice president of Healthy Communities at The California Endowment. Before that, he served as health officer for Alameda County, California.

He oversees an agency that has a budget of $100 million, with a focus on preventing communicable disease outbreaks, reducing the burden of chronic disease and obesity, and managing the county’s preparedness for biological terrorism. 

Dr. Iton received his medical degree at Johns Hopkins Medical School and subsequently trained in internal medicine and preventive medicine at New York Hospital, Yale, and Berkeley. He is board-certified in both specialties. Dr. Iton has also received a law degree and a Master’s of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a member of the California Bar. 

Dr. Iton’s many achievements include developing the local protocol for prophylaxing postal employees after exposure to anthrax spores at a postal distribution center and teaching a course on the local public health response to bioterrorism at the University of Connecticut. Recent awards include the Champion of Children Award from the United Way, the National Association of City and County Health Officials Award of Excellence for the use of information technology in public health, and the HeartSaver Award from the American Heart Association.