Vanessa Peberdy is the deputy director of health progress at IFPMA, covering a wide range of topics relating to the access to medicines agenda and health systems strengthening. She has a strong focus on noncommunicable diseases and private sector engagement. She was previously a senior analyst and public policy lead at the Economist Intelligence Unit in Geneva and has a background in public policy and evaluation. She has a master's degree in Development Studies from the London School of Economics, and a bachelor's degree in Economics from University College London.