Speaking to a group of students on Capitol Hill Tuesday, co-founder and CEO of Global Health Corps Barbara Bush said the field of global health needs leaders from diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, including technology, engineering, architecture and even retail.
“We need diversity at the table when we’re thinking about problem solving,” Bush said during the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases’ END7 Student Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C.
The global health advocate and daughter of former U.S. President George W. Bush described the growth of her organization — a nonprofit founded in 2009 that sends young professionals on yearlong global health fellowships — and emphasized that many fellows in the program don’t come from medical backgrounds.
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Jeff is a former global development reporter for Devex. Based in Washington, D.C., he covers multilateral affairs, U.S. aid, and international development trends. He has worked with human rights organizations in both Senegal and the U.S., and prior to joining Devex worked as a production assistant at National Public Radio. He holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in international relations and French from the University of Rochester.
