Direct groundbreaking program pioneering a new discipline at the intersection of AI/machine learning, statistics, clinical/public health practice, and equity. A joint program of UCSF and Berkeley, CPH brings together a crack team of physicians, computer scientists, engineers, and statisticians, an interdisciplinary cohort of brilliant faculty and PhD students, and a wealth of expertise and data from both institutions to create and implement cutting-edge approaches to transform personal and… Show more Direct groundbreaking program pioneering a new discipline at the intersection of AI/machine learning, statistics, clinical/public health practice, and equity. A joint program of UCSF and Berkeley, CPH brings together a crack team of physicians, computer scientists, engineers, and statisticians, an interdisciplinary cohort of brilliant faculty and PhD students, and a wealth of expertise and data from both institutions to create and implement cutting-edge approaches to transform personal and public health through computation. Show less

Focus on ethics, use and impact of predictive analytics —including fraud detection algorithms, overdose risk scores, prescriber monitoring modules, and other machine learning approaches--to identify treatment needs and detect opioid misuse or misprescribing. Project includes collaboration with pain patients, physicians, epidemologists, legal experts and regulators to understand the workings and limits of predictive algorithmics, and to articulate a framework for testing and labeling of… Show more Focus on ethics, use and impact of predictive analytics —including fraud detection algorithms, overdose risk scores, prescriber monitoring modules, and other machine learning approaches--to identify treatment needs and detect opioid misuse or misprescribing. Project includes collaboration with pain patients, physicians, epidemologists, legal experts and regulators to understand the workings and limits of predictive algorithmics, and to articulate a framework for testing and labeling of overdose prediction algorithms similar to that required for new medicines. Show less

Member of 2023 cohort examining good governance and responsible use of artificial intelligence.

Managed 11-person team, 25 consultants and $8.5 annual budget supporting advocacy, grantmaking and capacity building to increase health and access to justice in Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Created learning programs, prepared field analyses, and supported organizational and staff development for groups working with criminalized populations including sex workers, people who use drugs, migrants, and racial and ethnic minorities. As member of senior management team of… Show more Managed 11-person team, 25 consultants and $8.5 annual budget supporting advocacy, grantmaking and capacity building to increase health and access to justice in Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Created learning programs, prepared field analyses, and supported organizational and staff development for groups working with criminalized populations including sex workers, people who use drugs, migrants, and racial and ethnic minorities. As member of senior management team of program with work in 40 countries, led on strategy and impact assessment, ally cultivation and new field development. • Led teams supporting police reform, legal empowerment programs, alternatives to arrest, and alternative dispute resolution in Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. • Created new strategy on digital health surveillance, prioritizing equity and access for BIPOC communities and others pushed to the margin.• Drafted and secured support for framework on COVID vaccine justice, leading Open Society Foundations to commit $30.5M for increased vaccine access and manufacturing capacity in low- and middle-income countries. • Piloted collaboration with Soros Economic Development Fund, Open Society's social impact investment arm, on deals to support innovations increasing health equity. • Co-led and secured support for OSF initiative to reduce fatal overdose in the US, including for buyer’s club distributing >1M vials of the overdose antidote naloxone and for “Naloxone Saves” campaign by Christian faith leaders. • Strengthened relationships with federal governments; bilateral donors; private philanthropies; and multilateral agencies including WHO, UN Office of Drugs and Crime, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, catalyzing $500M+ in funding for key populations and for structural public health interventions. Show less

Directed 11 teams and 63 staff across four continents, managed $45M+ annual budget, and served as member of senior leadership group of foundation with $1B annual budget. Advanced social inclusion and public good in health policy and practice through grantmaking, technical assistance, advocacy, and impact investing. Represented Open Society to media, government, and public health leaders.• Guided and oversaw global health strategy with focus on access to medicines, governance and… Show more Directed 11 teams and 63 staff across four continents, managed $45M+ annual budget, and served as member of senior leadership group of foundation with $1B annual budget. Advanced social inclusion and public good in health policy and practice through grantmaking, technical assistance, advocacy, and impact investing. Represented Open Society to media, government, and public health leaders.• Guided and oversaw global health strategy with focus on access to medicines, governance and financing, harm reduction, mental health, racial health equity, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. • Provided grants ranging from $10K to $1.5M, and organizational development support, to more than 500 organizations operating in 40 countries to promote human rights-based approaches to public health. • Designed and oversaw program operations to drive mission-aligned implementation; foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment; develop unified, high-performing teams; and meet all strategic goals. Show less

Led program operating in 26 countries with $8M annual budget and 10 staff to support capacity building, grantmaking, and advocacy to protect the health and rights of people who use illicit drugs. Developed strategies to advance alternatives to abstinence-only approaches, increase therapeutic use of controlled substances, and reduce harms of drug policies.• Led strategy, advocacy, and grantmaking to disburse $120M in grants to organizations working to advance health and justice… Show more Led program operating in 26 countries with $8M annual budget and 10 staff to support capacity building, grantmaking, and advocacy to protect the health and rights of people who use illicit drugs. Developed strategies to advance alternatives to abstinence-only approaches, increase therapeutic use of controlled substances, and reduce harms of drug policies.• Led strategy, advocacy, and grantmaking to disburse $120M in grants to organizations working to advance health and justice innovations for people who use drugs. -- Programs supported include first sterile syringe programs in Kenya and Colombia; diversion-at -point-of-arrest programs in Seattle, Wa and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; first methadone programs in Eastern Europe; and community development programs for unhoused urban poor in Latin America.• Initiated new strategy on citizen science in psychedelics• Spearheaded coalition advocacy leading 12 UN agencies to call for closure of drug detention facilites, and to the release of more than 25K people from forced labor in Asia.• Supported successful coalition campaign to rebuff US effort to make opposition to harm reduction official policy at the United Nations, and to add methadone and buprenorphine to World Health Organization Essential Medicines List.• Authored strategy documents, policy analyses, publications, and press releases informing global constituents on key developments in drug policy, HIV medicine, human rights and law. Show less

Created, implemented and managed communications strategies for world’s oldest and largest AIDS organization. Responsibilities included all public relations for agency with 8,000 clients, 8,000 volunteers, 275 paid staff, and an annual budget of $30 million. • Oversaw writing, editing, design and production of publications and audio-visual programs, including bimonthly newsletter with a circulation of 90,000, weekly cable television show, nationally syndicated column, monthly news… Show more Created, implemented and managed communications strategies for world’s oldest and largest AIDS organization. Responsibilities included all public relations for agency with 8,000 clients, 8,000 volunteers, 275 paid staff, and an annual budget of $30 million. • Oversaw writing, editing, design and production of publications and audio-visual programs, including bimonthly newsletter with a circulation of 90,000, weekly cable television show, nationally syndicated column, monthly news updates for staff and volunteers, and the Annual Report. • Directed national and local press outreach, including media briefings, editorial board meetings, and promotion of advocacy campaigns resulting in multimilllion dollar increases in New York and federal HIV budgets, elimination of discriminatory restrictions by NY health insurers, expansion of State and Federal benefits for people with HIV, first State support for gay health programming, and adoption of an AIDS platform by presidential candidates. • In charge of pre-promotion and day-of-event publicity for events raising $10M annually, engaging numerous celebrities and more than 35,000 individuals at venues from Central Park to Carnegie Hall.• Responsible for all internal communications, including oversight of nine internal publications, agency staff meetings, press response and crisis management protocols, media trainings and graphic standards. • Spokesperson for the organization in the media and at conferences and policy briefings nationwide. • Managed staff of 18 and volunteer corps of 50 . Member of agency’s five-person senior management team. Show less