WomenLift Health has selected the emerging leaders below to participate in the 2026 North America Cohort of the Leadership Journey, a fully-funded leadership initiative designed to support women through the challenges and opportunities of advancing to senior leadership positions in global health.
Director of Monitoring and Evaluation
The Max Foundation
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician/Pediatric Global Health Training Coordinator
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University - Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Digital Health Advisor and Pathways Engagement Lead
The World Bank and Sonder Collective
Senior Technical Advisor, Maternal and Newborn Health
Jhpiego
Health systems and policy researcher
Cofounder and CEO
Akros
Senior Technical Advisor Global Health Security
Jhpiego
Assistant Professor
University of California San Francisco
Senior Technical Public Health Advisor
Special Advisor to the Chancellor, Strategic Plan Initiatives, UCLA
Associate Professor
Duke University
Senior Health Economist, World Bank
Lead Project Officer, One Health Partnership Project, University of Saskatchewan
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Regional Mentor Consultant, CRVS Applied Research & Training Initiative, UN ESCAP
Sr. Director, Business Development
EngenderHealth
Assistant Professional Researcher
University of California San Francisco
Senior Associate Director
The Carter Center
Health Communication Researcher, Strategist, and Professor
Deputy Director, Epidemic Preparedness and Response
PATH
Senior Nutrition Specialist, World Bank Group
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Indiana University School of Medicine
Senior Specialist, VAWC Research
International Justice Mission
CEO
Metrics for Management
Acting Director, Europe-Eurasia, G7/G20 Affairs
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Global Health and Emergency Response Leader, Formerly with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Chief Product Officer
Audere
CEO
Fusion Metrics
Advocacy and Policy Officer Canadian Network for NTDs
Health Scientist
Global Head of Health, International Finance Corporation (IFC) World Bank Group
