Christopher J. Elias is the president of Global Development at the

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since 2012, and the former president and CEO of the

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, also known as PATH, a nonprofit organization that improves global health by ensuring that innovations in science and technology are available to low income groups and developing countries, a role he held from 2000 to 2011.

Education

Elias received his MD from

Creighton University Creighton University () is a private research university in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate ...

, completed his post-graduate training in

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at the

University of California, San Francisco The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in San Francisco, California, United States. It is part of the University of California system and is dedic ...

, and received his MPH from the

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Career

Prior to his role at the

and

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, Dr. Elias worked as a senior associate at the International Programs Division of the

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. He served as country representative of

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Other activities

* Exemplars in Global Health, Member of the Senior Advisory Board (since 2020) *

, member of the board of trustees *

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(CDC), member of the advisory committee to the director *

, member of the global health external advisory board * Family Planning 2020 (FP2020), co-chair of the reference group * Scaling Up Nutrition Movement, member of the lead group (since 2016, appointed by

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)

Recognition

* 2005 – Social Entrepreneur of the Year, awarded by the

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Schwab Foundation

References

External links

Social Innovation Conversations, June 20, 2008
Gates Foundation bio

Event 201 press release
from

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"A WORLD AT RISK"
Global Preparedness Monitoring Board 2019 annual report, W.H.O. (Elias and Fauci are on p. 42)
"A WORLD IN DISORDER"
Global Preparedness Monitoring Board 2020 annual report, W.H.O. (Elias and Fauci are on p. 45) Living people American nonprofit chief executives Year of birth missing (living people) Creighton University alumni University of California, San Francisco alumni University of Washington School of Public Health alumni {{Washington-bio-stub