
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.
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yale.edu
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United States
Strategy & Operations
OpenAI
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Jun 2025 - Present
Strategic Health Partnerships Lead
OpenAI
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May 2024 - Jun 2025
Carnegie Ethics Fellow
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
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Jan 2025 - Present
Term Member
Council on Foreign Relations
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Jan 2022 - Present
Strategist for AI, Data, and Digital Health
The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
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Jan 2021 - Dec 2024
Global Health Programs Lead
ID2020
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Oct 2020 - Jul 2021
carnegiecouncil.org
medic.org