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词条 Christopher Elias
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  1. Education

  2. Career

  3. Other activities

  4. Recognition

  5. References

  6. External links

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Christopher J. Elias is the former president and CEO of the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, 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.

Education

Elias received his MD from Creighton University, completed his post-graduate training in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and received his MPH from the University of Washington.

Career

Elias has worked as a Senior Associate at the International Programs Division of the Population Council. He served as Country Representative of Thailand.

In October 2011, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation formally announced the appointment of Elias to the position of President of its Global Development Program. In this role, Elias is responsible of leading the foundation's efforts in developing countries to overcome hunger, poverty and disease.

Other activities

  • Creighton University, Member of the Board of Trustees[1]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Member of the Advisory Committee to the Director[2]
  • University of Washington, Member of the Global Health External Advisory Board
  • Family Planning 2020 (FP2020), Co-Chair of the Reference Group[3]
  • Scaling Up Nutrition Movement, Member of the Lead Group (since 2016, appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon)[4]

Recognition

  • 2005 – Social Entrepreneur of the Year, awarded by the Schwab Foundation[5]

References

1. ^[https://www.creighton.edu/office-of-the-president/board-trustees Board of Trustees] Creighton University.
2. ^[https://www.cdc.gov/about/advisory/leadersadv.htm Advisory Committee to the Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
3. ^FP2020 Reference Group Family Planning 2020 (FP2020).
4. ^[https://www.un.org/press/en/2016/sga1678.doc.htm Secretary-General Appoints 29 Global Leaders to Spearhead Fight against Malnutrition] United Nations, press release of 21 September 2016.
5. ^Schwab Foundation {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131173823/http://schwabfound.weforum.org/sf/SocialEntrepreneurs/Profiles/index.htm?sname=167425&sorganization=0&sarea=0&ssector=0&stype=0 |date=2010-01-31 }}

External links

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090113164830/http://sic.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail3745.html Podcast Interview with Christopher Elias] Social Innovation Conversations, June 20, 2008
  • Gates Foundation page: Www.gatesfoundation.org/Who-We-Are/General-Information/Leadership/Executive-Leadership-Team/Christopher-Elias
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