Jonathan Todd Weber ’80

Todd died Nov. 13, 2024, in Atlanta during surgery to repair a broken clavicle sustained in a bicycle accident two weeks earlier. He retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2021, concluding 32 years as a medical detective fighting outbreaks of infectious diseases and combatting HIV/AIDS and COVID-19.

Warm and witty, Todd came to Princeton from Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., where he attended Saint Ann’s School. At Princeton, he majored in English and wrote for The Daily Princetonian. His first passion was journalism. During an internship with investigative reporter Jack Anderson, Todd reported on women in Oregon who suffered miscarriages after being exposed to an herbicide containing dioxin. Todd caught the public health bug, bulked up on science courses in his senior year, and attended a pre-med program at Columbia University, where he also earned a medical degree. He joined the Public Health Service and the Epidemic Intelligence Service — medical sleuths who tackled public health crises, developing tests and distributing life-saving information.

He is survived by his children, Bianca Maria and Carlo; and his sister, Suzanne Weber. Asked about the wisest words he’d ever heard, Todd said, “You’re entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts.”