Harold Cox is the Associate Dean for Public Health Practice at the Boston University School of Public Health. Prior to joining Boston University, Harold served at Chief Public Health Officer for Cambridge, MA., where he was responsible for managing all aspects of the city's health department. Trained as a social worker at University of Texas at Austin, Harold has more than 25 years of experience in direct service, administration, and advocacy in a variety of health care settings. Harold has testified before the US House of Representatives on AIDS funding, and before the Massachusetts Legislature on various topics including asthma, AIDS, and public health statewide infrastructure. He is the past president of Massachusetts Public Health Association, and past president Multicultural AIDS Coalition. He is a member of Massachusetts Commission on Health Disparities, and the Delta Dental's Oral Health Foundation.

Harold is the recipient of the American Public Health Association's Milton and Ruth Roemer Prize for Creative Local Public Health, the Rebecca Lee award for outstanding commitment to public health from the Massachusetts Dept of Public Health, and the Hilliard award for outstanding achievement form Massachusetts Health Officers Association.