Ken Gustavsen is the managing director of the Merck Impact Venture Fund, investing in a range of innovative global health care solutions. He has been at Merck since 2000 in a variety of roles with a focus on innovative approaches to expanding access to health care in low- and middle-income countries and emerging markets. Before joining Merck, Ken led a post-war relief and development program in Kosovo for World Relief, and prior to that, Ken served for six years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of assignments. He currently serves as a strategic adviser to the Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation.