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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [TIME PR](https://time.com/author/time-pr/) ## TIME PR Feb 11, 2026 1:45 PM UTC  by [TIME PR](https://time.com/author/time-pr/) ## TIME PR Feb 11, 2026 1:45 PM UTC Today, TIME reveals the third annual [**TIME100 Health**](https://time.com/time100health) list, recognizing the 100 most influential individuals in health. The 2026 TIME100 Health list includes actor **Chris Hemsworth**, actor and director **Jesse Eisenberg,** actor **Eric Dane**, comedian **Nathan Fielder**, authors and philanthropists **John Green** and **Hank Green**, emergency room doctor and writer‑producer of HBO’s _The Pitt_ **Joe Sachs.** The list also features U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services **Robert F. Kennedy Jr**., president of American Academy of Pediatrics **Susan Kressley**, founder and CEO of Sprout Pharmaceuticals **Cindy Eckert**, president of Novartis US **Victor Bultó,** CEO of Merck **Rob Davis**, CEO of Eli Lilly **David Ricks**, and head of health AI at OpenAI **Karan Singhal**. Other names include administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services **Mehmet Oz**, the governor of New Mexico **Michelle Lujan Grisham**, the governor of West Virginia **Patrick Morrisey**, chief of the Division of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies at Dana‑Farber Cancer Institute **Catherine Wu,** scientific director of Risk Factoring and Screening Research at the American Cancer Society **Priti Bandi**, and more. \--See the complete 2026 TIME100 Health list: [here](http://time.com/time100health) \--See the TIME100 Health cover [here](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/TIM260223%5FCover-Health%5F01.jpg) (photo credit: TIME photo-illustration) **On this year’s list, TIME editors write:** “To select the 100 individuals on the TIME100 Health list, TIME’s correspondents and editors spent months consulting sources and experts around the globe to identify the individuals behind the defining health stories of the year—from promising clinical trials and breakthrough immunotherapies, to advances in the search for cancer vaccines, the release of the first GLP-1 pill by Novo Nordisk, and leaders around the world stepping up to fill critical gaps following reductions in international aid and medical research funding under the Trump Administration. The result is a community of scientists, doctors, advocates, educators, policymakers, and others who are transforming the health of the world.” TIME will host the _TIME100 Impact Dinner: Leaders Shaping the Future of Health_ on February 19 in New York City, conveningtitans, innovators, pioneers, leaders, and catalysts creating tangible change for a healthier population – including those featured on the 2026 TIME100 Health list. The gathering will include appearances by director, actor, and kidney donor **Jesse Eisenberg**, president of Novartis US, **Victor Bultó,** professor of cardiovascular medicine at University of Pennsylvania **Dr. Kiran Musunuru**, gerontologist and author **Dr. Kerry Burnight,** professor of cardiovascular epidemiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine **Dr. Sadiya Khan**, founder and CEO of Thrive Global **Arianna Huffington**, and managing director and group CEO of Aster DM Healthcare **Alisha Moopen**. The _TIME100 Impact Dinner: Leaders Shaping the Future of Health_ is presented by premier partner **Novartis** and supporting partner **Aster DM Healthcare**. ### TIME Reveals the 2026 TIME100 Health List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7373386/time-reveals-the-2026-time100-health-list/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7373386/time-reveals-the-2026-time100-health-list/"},"headline":"TIME Reveals the 2026 TIME100 Health List of the World’s Most Influential Leaders in Health","datePublished":"2026-02-11T13:45:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-25T10:30:16.184Z","description":"TIME reveals the third annual TIME100 Health list, recognizing the 100 most influential individuals in health.","url":"https://time.com/7373386/time-reveals-the-2026-time100-health-list/","keywords":["Press Room","sponsorshipblock"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb67b6aa64bf8d07d/6998ce649fbc7c7432d9ae58/T100.32.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME PR","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-pr/"}],"articleSection":"Press Room","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb67b6aa64bf8d07d/6998ce649fbc7c7432d9ae58/T100.32.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"T100.32","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/press-room/","name":"Press Room"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/press-room/","name":"Press Room"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/7373386/time-reveals-the-2026-time100-health-list/","name":"TIME Reveals the 2026 TIME100 Health List of the World’s Most Influential Leaders in Health"}}]}] ```