Birgit Poniatowski

With more than 20 years of public health and international development experience, Birgit Poniatowski was appointed to the position of IAS Executive Director in

November 2020. This followed more than five years at the organization leading an expanding team responsible for resource mobilization, sustainable partnerships

across diverse sectors and key strategic initiatives. Prior to joining the IAS, she was the Director for Investment and Partnerships at the Global Alliance for Improved

Nutrition. Earlier, she managed partnerships and supported the organization’s multi stakeholder governance processes at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis

and Malaria. She was educated at Bonn and Heidelberg Universities in Germany and International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan. She holds a PhD from Heidelberg

University.

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