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Helene Gayle
July 30, 2008
Dr. Helene Gayle serves as president
and chief executive officer of CARE USA. Founded in 1945 to provide
relief to survivors of World War II, CARE is one of the world's
largest private international humanitarian organizations fighting
global poverty.
Prior to her current position,
Dr. Gayle served as director of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's
HIV, TB and Reproductive Health program where she oversaw a portfolio
of approximately $1.5 billion in grants. Under her leadership,
the Gates Foundation expanded support for HIV and TB prevention,
treatment and research programs, and developed a strategy to
improve global access to reproductive health.
Dr. Gayle served at the national
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for nearly 20 years
prior to joining the Gates Foundation. As director of the CDC's
National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, she oversaw programs
with an annual budget of more than $1 billion. She also worked
for two years with the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID) and studied malnutrition in children in the United States
and internationally, evaluated and implemented child survival
programs in Africa, and worked on HIV/AIDS research, programs
and policy.
Dr. Gayle has received dozens
of awards, published numerous articles on public health, and
serves on more than 10 boards of directors of nonprofit organizations
and universities. She received her M.D. from the University of
Pennsylvania, and M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins University. She
attained the rank of rear admiral (assistant surgeon general)
in the U.S. Public Health Service and has taught courses at Emory
University School of Medicine and the University of Washington
School of Public Health. |
