WHAT GLOBAL EDUCATION CAN LEARN FROM PUBLIC HEALTH STRENGTHENING A GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM TO ACHIEVE QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL

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Alice Albright (@AliceAlbright)

Alice Albright is the CEO of the Global Partnership for Education, overseeing the Secretariat of a multilateral partnership of developing country partners, donor countries, multilateral agencies, civil society, teachers, philanthropic foundations, and the private sector. Before assuming her current position in 2013, Albright served as Executive Vice President and COO of the Export-Import Bank of the United States in the Obama Administration. Albright previously worked as Chief Financial and Investment Offi cer at the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations and led GAVI’s DC offi ce.

Dolores Dickson (@DicksonDolores)

Dolores Dickson is Regional Executive Director of Camfed West Africa. She has over 15 years’ experience as an international development practitioner. She joined Camfed in 2007. Since her appointment as Executive Director, engagement with the Ministry of Education in Ghana is ensuring that Camfed’s approaches are replicated widely. She holds an MA in Development Studies from the University of Manchester, UK, as well as Executive Education Certifi cates from Harvard University, USA.

Elyas Felfoul (@WISE_Tweets)

Elyas Felfoul is Director of Policy Development & Partnerships at WISE (World Innovation Summit for Education), an initiative of the Qatar Foundation. He joined WISE in 2013. Previously, he worked at Laurel Hill Advisory Group in Toronto, Canada. Prior to this, Elyas was nominated as Political Adviser at the Offi ce of the Minister of Justice & Government House Leader, Quebec Government. Elyas holds a Bachelor in International Relations from Sherbrook University, Canada, and Master in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.

Connect With Us @AsiaSocietyEDU @results4dev Join the conversation #AsiaSocietyLIVE @BrookingsInst @TeachForAll Wendy Kopp (@wendykopp)

Wendy Kopp is CEO and Co-founder of Teach For All, a global network of independent organizations that are developing the collective leadership to ensure all children can fulfi ll their potential. In 1989, she founded Teach For America to marshal the energy of her generation against educational inequity in the United States. Wendy is the author of two books, One Day, All Children and A Chance to Make History, and has been recognized as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Infl uential People. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University.

Anthony Jackson (@TJaxSays)

Dr. Anthony Jackson leads the Center for Gobal Education at Asia Society, which strives to enable all students to graduate high school prepared for college, for work in the global economy, and for 21st century global citizenship. The Center’s multi-faceted approach includes four initiatives, all focused on ultimately achieving the Center’s vision. Trained in both developmental psychology and education, Jackson is one of the nation’s leading experts on secondary school education reform and adolescent development.

Ju-Ho Lee

Professor Ju-Ho Lee served as Minister of Education, Science, and Technology of the Republic of South Korea (2010–2013). Before joining the ministry as Vice Minister in 2009, he was Senior Secretary to the President for Education, Science, and Culture. He has been noted for his education reform endeavors and active lawmaking as a member of the National Assembly (2004–2008). He has been active as a Commissioner of the International Commission on Financing the Global Educational Opportunities after returning to academia at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management.

Gina Lagomarsino (@LagomarsinoGina)

Gina Lagomarsino is President and CEO of Results for Development (R4D)—a nonprofi t global development partner that collaborates with change agents around the world to create strong systems that support healthy, educated people. Lagomarsino helped establish R4D in 2008 and served as COO from 2013–2016. Prior to that, she spent a decade working to improve health systems in the United States with D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams, McKinsey & Company, and Kaiser Permanente. She holds a master’s in business administration from Harvard and a bachelor’s in public policy from Stanford.

Ariel Pablos-Méndez (@ampablos)

Dr. Ariel Pablos-Méndez is a Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. He previously worked as Director of Knowledge Management at the World Health Organization and as Managing Director of the International Health program at the Rockefeller Foundation; in 2011, he was appointed by President Obama to lead USAID’s bureau for Global Health. Ariel is a Board-certifi ed internist with over 100 publications and has served on various boards and international commissions. He received his MD from the University of Guadalajara and his MPH from Columbia University.

J. Puckett

J. Puckett is a Senior Partner and Managing Director of The Boston Consulting Group and leads the fi rm’s Global Education Practice. He has worked with public and private entities for almost 30 years, advising them in strategic and operational transformation efforts. He is a member of the WEF’s Global Future Council on Education, Gender and Work, serves as Board Chair of The Hyde Foundation, and on the boards of Teach For America (DFW), Matterfund, and The Cowen Institute. He received a BS in Computer Science and Religion from Duke University and an MBA from The Wharton School.

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