Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet is President and CEO of Vital Strategies, a global public health organization with more than 400 staff working in more than 80 countries to advance long-term solutions for noncommunicable diseases and injury. She brings two decades of experience improving health care outcomes for vulnerable populations, including her prior role as lead and executive director of Merck for Mothers, Merck’s $500 million global health initiative that has supported healthy pregnancies and safe deliveries for more than 13 million women across 48 sites worldwide. Building on her background as a physician, researcher, implementer, funder, and advocate across the public, private, and global development sectors, Dr. Etiebet focuses on equitable, effective public health systems. She holds an MD and MBA from Yale University and serves on the boards of the Center for Global Development and Save the Children.
