William L. Roper (born 1948) is an American physician who was the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 1990 to 1993,[1] when he was asked to step down over controversy about his response to the AIDS crisis.

[2] After leaving the CDC, he joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and then was CEO of UNC Health Care.

[4] Roper received his medical and master of public health degrees from the University of Alabama School of Medicine.

[6] He is on the global Advisory Council for CFK Africa, an NGO working in Kenyan informal settlements.

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