Steering Committee

Gary Darmstadt, Stanford University (Chair)

Gary L. Darmstadt, MD, MS, is Associate Dean for Maternal and Child Health, and Professor of Neonatal and Developmental Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. 



Geeta Rao Gupta, United Nations Foundation

Geeta Rao Gupta, PhD is currently Executive Director of the 3D Program for Girls and Women and Senior Fellow at the United Nations Foundation, as well as Visiting Scholar at Stanford University. She also serves as co-Chair of the Gender-Based Violence Task Force of the World Bank and member of the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO health emergencies. 



Margaret Greene, Greeneworks, LLC

Margaret Greene, PhD is President of GreeneWorks, LLC, which works with donors, businesses and civil society organizations to integrate an understanding of social inequality into their work. She is widely known for her research and advocacy on the conditions faced by adolescents and by women in poor countries and on engaging men and boys for gender equality. 



Sarah Hawkes, University College

Sarah Hawkes, MD, PHD is the Director of the Centre for Gender and Global Health, and a medical doctor with a degree in sociology and a PhD in epidemiology. She is Professor of Global Public Health at University College London where she leads a research theme analysing the use of evidence in policy processes, particularly in relation to gender and health, and sexual health.



Lori Heise, Johns Hopkins University

Lori Heise, PhD, is a professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and School of Nursing. 



Sarah Henry, Stanford University

Sarah Henry, MPH is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Global Center for Gender Equality at Stanford University. 



Jody Heymann, University of California Los Angeles

Jody Heymann, MD, PhD is the former Dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. 


Jeni Klugman, Harvard University & Gerogetown University

Jeni Klugman, PhD is a fellow at the Kennedy School of Government’s Women in Public Policy Program at Harvard University and Managing Director, Georgetown Institute for Women Peace and Security.



Anita Raj, University of California San Diego

Anita Raj, PhD is a Tata Chancellor Professor of Society and Health. She is a Professor in both the Departments of Medicine and Education Studies, and the Director of the Center on Gender Equity and Health (GEH).