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Rebecca is an impact-driven public health leader working at the nexus of AI, digital technology, and global healthcare. For over a decade, she has worked with technology companies, foundations, non-profits, and governments to advance health equity across low resource communities. This multi-stakeholder approach informs her work at the intersection of AI, public health, and policy, including the use of AI in health systems in low- and middle-income countries.
Rebecca currently leads strategic health partnerships at OpenAI. She previously built and led the AI & Digital Health portfolio at the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, a philanthropy committed to bridging the frontiers of AI and social impact, and served as Director of Global Health Initiatives at Element, a deep learning company co-founded by Yann LeCun. Throughout her career, Rebecca has partnered with organizations such as the World Health Organization, the Global Fund, Gavi the Vaccine Alliance, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Wellcome to advance innovation in public health.
Rebecca holds a Masters in Health Policy and Global Health from the Yale School of Public Health and a BA in Political Science from Yale University. She is a Carnegie Ethics Fellow, a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations, an alumni World Economic Forum Global Shaper, and was previously selected as an AI XPRIZE Semi-Finalist and Gavi INFUSE Pacesetter. 
