Daniel Aletaha is Chair of Rheumatology and Head of the Division of Rheumatology at the Medical University of Vienna. Dr. Aletaha has earned academic degrees from the Medical University in Vienna (MD), Duke University (MS), and Danube University (MBA). He spent over two years at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. His research interests include outcomes research, clinical trials, and translational research in inflammatory rheumatic diseases. He has authored over 400 publications and serves on the Editorial Board of several rheumatology specialty journals. Daniel Aletaha has participated in several International Task Forces and is the lead author on the 2010 Classification Criteria for RA. He has served for many years in EULAR, including the presidency from June 2023 – June 2025.