As CEO, Heather provides leadership, management, & vision to drive GHC’s mission to mobilize a global community of health equity leaders. Since 2012, she has overseen GHC’s leadership development programming & training curriculum, partner recruitment & selection, & impact measurement activities in her roles as Senior Vice President of Programs & Chief Impact Officer. Prior to GHC, Heather was Vice President at Global Health Strategies, an international advocacy & communications consulting firm. She managed a portfolio of public & private sector clients including The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Women Deliver & GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines. Heather previously served as a Senior Program Officer at Planned Parenthood Global in Washington D.C. Additionally, she spent time in Ethiopia establishing a youth program for EngenderHealth. She holds a Master of Public Health from Columbia University & earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Michigan.
