Elizabeth is thrilled to be pursuing her MPP at Sanford after 6+ years of working in the life sciences and global health. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a double major in biology and diplomatic history, she worked in life sciences strategy consulting at ClearView Health Care Partners in Boston. After deciding to pivot to global health, she worked for the Clinton Health Access Initiative’s vaccine markets team during the COVID-19 pandemic. Leaving behind the east coast, she then moved to San Francisco to work for GiveWell. There, she directed tens of millions of dollars in grants to highly cost-effective organizations focused on increasing routine childhood vaccinations in low-income countries. At Sanford, she is excited to continue her interdisciplinary approach as she pulls on her background in both the sciences and humanities while exploring a range of policy interests. She is excited to further her understanding of domestic health and social policy issues (such as nutrition, reproductive freedom, and healthcare reform) as well as international policy challenges (particularly as they relate to issues of global governance within areas such as climate and biosecurity). In her free time, she can be found continuing a lifelong passion for Irish dance, hiking and going on long podcast walks, playing strategy board games, and trying out new nutritious recipes.